The association's temporary office will be located at 1100 15 St. in the heart of the East End, a large submarket with a healthy vacancy rate of 7%. Terry Amling and Chris Bynum with Jones Lang LaSalle represented the association and Wilbur Pace of local firm, Akridge, represented the building owner. A spokeswoman for Akridge tells GlobeSt.com that the association required few changes to the space, which was one reason why it wasn't pushing for a longer term lease.

The association's owned headquarters at 2215 Constitutional Avenue is located in the West End. Tonya Ginter, research director for GVA Advantis, says it's understandable why the organization chose to relocate temporarily to the other side of town--the West End market is very small and space is very tight. She says the West End has roughly 17 buildings, with leasing predominately renewals by longstanding tenants in the submarket. Unlike much of DC, there has not been much new development in the submarket, a contributing factor for the low vacancy rate, she adds.

Ginter says some breathing room will become available next year when the Bureau of National Affairs vacates 100,000 sf at 1231 25th St. NW to move into a building it purchased in Crystal City, VA, at 1801 S. Bell St.