WASHINGTON, DC—Meanwhile the leasehold interest of nearby 1717 Rhode Island, NW, is also rumored to be selling for $71 million.

STERLING, VA—The grocery store is also adding two locations in Northern Virginia, part of the slow-moving wave of amenities coming to corporate office locations.

TYSONS, VA—The last recorded price for the building was in 2005 when TA Realty paid $53.7 million, or $255 per square foot for the 210,087-square-foot office building.

McLEAN, VA—The defense contractor has acquired two offices that it used to lease here for $158 million.

WASHINGTON, DC—Cleveland has a construction labor problem while sales activity in New York City's co-op and condo market was fairly brisk. The Beige Book is always an interesting read.

WASHINGTON, DC—MAC Realty secured construction funding for a new mid-rise apartment building in Clarendon. Meanwhile, Maryland's Purple light rail project just took a big step forward.

CHANTILLY, VA—A source tells us Mission Ridge I & II have traded for about $96 million, while a JV between Goldstar Group and CrossHarbor Capital Partners acquired a thee-story building in the submarket for $16.35 million.

WASHINGTON, DC—That is the largest quarterly increase since Chandan Economics began keeping records in 2003.