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Trust Buying Dulles Park Neighbor for $48M

HERNDON, VA-Republic Property Trust expects to close in September on a $48.3-million buy-in for a fee interest of Dulles Park Technology Center.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on August 07, 2006

HERNDON, VA-Republic Property Trust has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the fee interest in Dulles Park Technology Center from Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, a private equity investment management company in Hartford, CT, for $48.3 million or $267 per rentable sf.

With a 30% vacancy–which was reflected in the initial capitalization rate of 5.23% on the purchase price–the acquisition is a value-add play for the Washington, DC-based company. The firm’s stabilization plan for the 2180 Foxhill Rd. asset calls for a projected rent increase for the tenants, which include US government agencies, IBM and government contractors. The stabilization plan includes the possibility of leveraging zoning densities to secure additional office and mixed-use clearance for the property.

Dulles Park is a five-story, class A office building totaling 181,000 rentable sf on 7.6 acres. It is next to Campus at Dulles Technology Center, a seven-building office park also owned by Republic Property Trust. “Our acquisition of Dulles Park is in keeping with our strategy to pursue office building assets in close proximity to our existing properties to obtain potential operating efficiencies, and therefore, an improved return on investment,” Republic’s CEO Mark Keller says in a statement. “We see Dulles Park as an exceptional opportunity to increase FFO through our leasing and management efforts.”

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