ASHBURN, VA–The US Customs and Border Protection Agency's Office of Information Technology will occupy 445,000 square feet at American Square at Quantum Park, located at 22001 Loudoun County Pkwy, near the Ashburn Silver Line Metro station.
The lease is pending final approval by the Board of Supervisors, according to an announcement by Loudoun County, which said that an agreement has been reached between the county and American Real Estate Partners to finalize the lease.
As part of the agreement, AREP will be making $179 million in improvements to the facility, including build out of the existing space and a new wing. The improvements are expected to be completed in time for the agency to move in 2020, when the Silver Line will go live in Loudoun.
The 15-year lease will consolidate CBP's Northern Virginia OIT offices. More than 3,700 CBP positions will move to Loudoun, including engineers, technicians, scientists and support personnel.
Loudoun has attracted a number of federal agencies and contractors, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Homeland Security.
“This win confirms that Loudoun's investments in transportation and infrastructure are paying off in a big way,” said Broad Run District Supervisor Ron Meyer, in a prepared statement.
Quantum Park, the former home of MCI/Worldcom, will also continue to house the operations of Verizon Business. The 125.8-acre Loudoun County Parkway campus contains 1.9 million square feet of office in 12 buildings spanning more than a third of a mile.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
