ROCKVILLE, MD-Plans for Twinbrook Commons, a $400-million, mixed-use project that calls for 1,600 residences and 530,000 sf of office and retail space next to a Metro station, take a step toward realization with the city's completion of the annexation of a 17-acre parcel from Montgomery County.

ROCKVILLE, MD-Plans for Twinbrook Commons, a $400-million, mixed-use project that calls for 1,600 residences and 530,000 sf of office and retail space next to a Metro station, take a step toward realization with the city's completion of the annexation of a 17-acre parcel from Montgomery County.

WASHINGTON, DC-Law firm Davis & Harman LLP doubles its occupancy at the Willard Office Building by renewing and expanding its lease to 32,800 sf in the 243,000-sf structure at 1455 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

HERNDON, VA-Time Warner Cable expands its presence in the area with a commitment to nearly 41,600 sf of space in the 124,000-sf office building known as Northridge I. The company, which already occupies space in the building next door, will move employees in by August

COLUMBIA, MD-The Evergreens at Columbia Town Center, a 156-unit luxury apartment development targeted toward active adults 55 years and older, opens here.

ARLINGTON, VA-Construction begins on a new National Hockey League training facility and community ice rink at the Ballston Common Mall. The 137,000-sf facility will have two league-size rinks, a 20,000-sf training center and ample room for offices.

BALTIMORE-Quarry Lake at Greenspring, a 230-acre mixed-use project currently under way, gets an early office space commitment from LifeBridge Health Inc. The health-related services provider will occupy 60,000 sf in a 72,000-sf office building that is scheduled to reach completion in about a year.

WASHINGTON, DC-A prime parcel of land in the NoMa area hits the market, making available nearly 6.3 acres for development. The site, owned by Douglas Development, has the capacity to accommodate as much as 2.7 million sf of commercial projects.