https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Washington, D.C. News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/100-acre-mall-redevelopment-with-transit-center-moving-forward-in-gaithersburg-132061 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/100-acre-mall-redevelopment-with-transit-center-moving-forward-in-gaithersburg-132061 Big plans are advancing for the 100-acre site of the former Lakeforest Mall that closed two years ago. Developer WRS Realty is planning a mixed-use project with 1,600 multifamily units and 1.2M SF of commercial space. And Monday, it announced a partnership... jon.banister@bisnow.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:58:58 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/rat-infestation-in-891-unit-maryland-complex-goes-viral-property-manager-launches-task-force-132021 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/rat-infestation-in-891-unit-maryland-complex-goes-viral-property-manager-launches-task-force-132021 The manager of a huge apartment complex in Silver Spring, Maryland, has been put on notice by local officials and is now taking action after a video showing a rat problem in the building went viral on social media.  jon.banister@bisnow.com Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:13:34 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/construction-development/how-a-dc-office-to-hotel-conversion-came-to-life-with-creative-construction-strategies-and-flexibility-131724 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/construction-development/how-a-dc-office-to-hotel-conversion-came-to-life-with-creative-construction-strategies-and-flexibility-131724 With 28.6M SF of Washington, D.C., office space still sitting vacant as of the second quarter, many building owners have turned to adaptive reuse, converting offices into other assets to maximize their value. In the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood... elizabeth.reyn@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:44:51 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/women/we-get-put-into-baskets-women-in-dc-cre-on-the-added-hurdles-they-overcome-132000 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/women/we-get-put-into-baskets-women-in-dc-cre-on-the-added-hurdles-they-overcome-132000 Maybe one day there won’t be a need for an event highlighting women in commercial real estate, Convene Hospitality Group Senior Director Julia Broder pondered onstage Tuesday at a Bisnow event that was doing just that.  But that day isn’t today. Before... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:44:56 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-132004 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-132004 The anchor tenant of an Alexandria shopping center that a few years ago was pitched for redevelopment will be staying there for quite a bit longer.  emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:21:16 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/construction-development/pressure-builds-to-offload-languishing-dc-development-sites-131987 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/construction-development/pressure-builds-to-offload-languishing-dc-development-sites-131987 For many years, the D.C. development landscape was defined by cranes dotting the skyline. Those days are gone, leaving many sites that were once planned for development sitting vacant.  And as these sites languish, with developers unable to begin construction,... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:40:26 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/developers-start-work-on-24-acre-mixed-use-project-at-west-falls-church-metro-131970 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/developers-start-work-on-24-acre-mixed-use-project-at-west-falls-church-metro-131970 The West Falls Church Metro station has become one of the busiest for construction amid the D.C. region's broader development slowdown.  Two months after Hoffman & Associates completed a five-building project on 10 acres near the station, another... jon.banister@bisnow.com Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:39:15 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/economic-development/montgomery-county-economic-development-corp-finds-new-head-131942 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/economic-development/montgomery-county-economic-development-corp-finds-new-head-131942 The organization spearheading economic development efforts in Maryland’s largest county has a new leader. Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. has selected Jared Smith, who previously led economic development for Henderson, Nevada, as its... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:12:26 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/booz-allen-shrinking-headquarters-in-move-from-tysons-to-reston-131922 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/booz-allen-shrinking-headquarters-in-move-from-tysons-to-reston-131922 Comstock Cos. has landed one of the D.C. region's largest employers to anchor the two new office buildings at its Reston Station development. jon.banister@bisnow.com Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:39:40 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/national-science-foundation-backfilling-federal-agency-space-in-alexandria-131921 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/national-science-foundation-backfilling-federal-agency-space-in-alexandria-131921 The National Science Foundation, which is preparing to vacate its custom-built Alexandria headquarters to make way for another federal agency, has found a new home not too far away. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:20:46 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-131896 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-131896 Communications and digital marketing agency Rational 360 is expanding its footprint while relocating its headquarters within Downtown D.C. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:56:57 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/elme-communities-sale-19-apartment-communities-131872 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/elme-communities-sale-19-apartment-communities-131872 Elme Communities secured $520M in financing following the closing of a 16-property sale to Cortland, a major step toward the company's planned dissolution. Cortland paid $1.6B in cash for 19 multifamily properties. Elme, formerly known as WashREIT,... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:18:52 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/economy/for-dc-region-end-to-shutdown-is-a-sigh-of-relief-but-distress-runs-deeper-131875 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/economy/for-dc-region-end-to-shutdown-is-a-sigh-of-relief-but-distress-runs-deeper-131875 The longest federal government shutdown in history ended Wednesday evening. The short-term spending bill Congress passed means federal workers can return to work, receive back pay and, for many of them, avoid losing their jobs before the holidays. Thousands... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:08:56 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/hospitality-entertainment/commanders-select-architect-for-new-65000-seat-stadium-131869 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/hospitality-entertainment/commanders-select-architect-for-new-65000-seat-stadium-131869 The global architecture firm behind the Dallas Cowboys' stadium has been tapped to design the new home of their fiercest rival. The Washington Commanders selected HKS as the lead architect for the 65,000-seat stadium on the site of the former RFK Stadium,... jon.banister@bisnow.com Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:25:03 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/prince-georges-county-seeks-developer-for-93-acre-site-at-bowie-131833 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/mixed-use/prince-georges-county-seeks-developer-for-93-acre-site-at-bowie-131833 A wide swath of land near the commuter rail station at Bowie State University is being targeted by county and state officials for a mixed-use makeover. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:50:10 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/aimco-plans-to-liquidate-multifamily-assets-and-close-shop-131832 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/aimco-plans-to-liquidate-multifamily-assets-and-close-shop-131832 Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co., better known as Aimco, plans to ask shareholders to approve its proposal to go out of business.  The multifamily owner and operator announced its plan to sell off all of its assets along with third-quarter... matthew.wasielewski@bisnow.com Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:47:25 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/commercial-real-estate/meet-44-women-leading-dc-commercial-real-estate-131812 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/commercial-real-estate/meet-44-women-leading-dc-commercial-real-estate-131812 The D.C. commercial real estate landscape has shifted dramatically over the last year as a new administration leaves its imprint on the region's economy, putting industry leaders in the position of navigating their companies through choppy waters. Dozens... jon.banister@bisnow.com Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:19:50 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-131774 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/the-dc-deal-sheet-131774 Amazon Data Services paid $700M for a data center development site in Prince William County in a deal that works out to $3.7M an acre.  emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:47:46 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/maryland-sues-trump-administration-over-fbi-reversal-131756 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/maryland-sues-trump-administration-over-fbi-reversal-131756 As the Trump administration advances a plan to move the FBI's headquarters to another building in D.C., the state and county where the agency had been slated to move are fighting back.  Maryland and Prince George’s County have filed a lawsuit... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:06:34 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/bxp-reportedly-strikes-deal-to-sell-508-units-at-reston-town-center-131747 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/bxp-reportedly-strikes-deal-to-sell-508-units-at-reston-town-center-131747 BXP, the Boston-based REIT that developed Reston Town Center, has reportedly found a buyer for a pair of residential towers it delivered at the mixed-use district in 2018.  emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:31:22 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/data-centers-were-on-the-virginia-ballot-that-might-be-new-normal-fastest-growing-asset-class-131742 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/data-centers-were-on-the-virginia-ballot-that-might-be-new-normal-fastest-growing-asset-class-131742 The results of Tuesday's elections in Virginia could have significant implications for data center development in the sector’s largest market. And for an industry facing heightened scrutiny, they may serve as a preview of what’s to come in elections... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:40:14 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/office-to-hotel-conversion-across-from-dc-courthouse-lands-construction-loan-131723 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/office-to-hotel-conversion-across-from-dc-courthouse-lands-construction-loan-131723 An investor that purchased a vacant office building near D.C.'s Judiciary Square at a foreclosure auction last year with plans for a hotel conversion has secured a construction loan. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:41:05 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/capital-markets/federal-cuts-shutdown-have-investors-waiting-dc-131683 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/capital-markets/federal-cuts-shutdown-have-investors-waiting-dc-131683 A slew of headwinds aimed at the nation’s capital has commercial real estate investors holding their fire, watching and waiting to see how the upheaval shakes out. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:24:11 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/lender-takes-back-five-of-six-brookfield-properties-at-foreclosure-sale-131668 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/lender-takes-back-five-of-six-brookfield-properties-at-foreclosure-sale-131668 On a chilly Halloween afternoon, a crowd of two dozen huddled on the front steps of the Montgomery County Circuit Court building — talking, jotting down notes and phoning their business partners. They had gathered for a foreclosure auction for six... emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:35:09 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/this-weeks-dc-deal-sheet-douglas-sells-former-bet-campus-131659 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/deal-sheet/this-weeks-dc-deal-sheet-douglas-sells-former-bet-campus-131659 U.S. Black Chambers, a nonprofit that supports Black-owned businesses, has purchased the former Black Entertainment Television headquarters in Northeast D.C. with plans to build out its own headquarters and innovation campus. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:29:40 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/shutdown-creates-perfect-storm-for-dc-apartment-owners-already-in-dire-straits-131642 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/shutdown-creates-perfect-storm-for-dc-apartment-owners-already-in-dire-straits-131642 With the federal government shutdown reaching the 30-day mark, the first rental payment since federal workers stopped receiving pay is about to come due. Thousands of D.C.-area renters will have trouble making it. emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:29:12 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/1800-m-street-class-a-office-columbia-property-trust-studiob-131418 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/1800-m-street-class-a-office-columbia-property-trust-studiob-131418 With enhanced indoor-outdoor amenities, hands-on management, and a prime location, 1800 M St. NW is the perfect environment for D.C.’s forward-looking companies. The 10-story, 565K RSF office landmark anchors the prominent intersection of M and 18th... john.knowles@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:43:54 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/trump-fires-architectural-review-board-ahead-of-ballroom-arch-installations-131618 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/trump-fires-architectural-review-board-ahead-of-ballroom-arch-installations-131618 As the Trump administration pursues a slate of large construction projects in the nation’s capital, it has dismantled the 115-year-old board that was created to review the design of such projects.  emily.wishingrad@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:05:37 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/coworking/coworking-office-hines-studiob-131427 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/coworking/coworking-office-hines-studiob-131427 Welcome to The Square at the Bowen Building, a Class-A coworking space in the heart of Washington, D.C., that has been thoughtfully curated to combine hospitality-driven design, technological sophistication and flexible workspace solutions.    The Square,... emily.lynch@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:26:32 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/capital-markets/jbg-reports-7-income-drop-as-federal-cuts-hit-dc-cre-131606 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/capital-markets/jbg-reports-7-income-drop-as-federal-cuts-hit-dc-cre-131606 JBG Smith, the largest publicly traded real estate owner focused exclusively on the D.C. region, is feeling the pain from the Trump administration's aggressive push to shrink the federal government.  jon.banister@bisnow.com Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:12:47 -0400