JESSUP, MD-The home furnishings retail chain has inked a deal for 113,334 sf of space to be used as a distribution hub from southern Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia.

WASHINGTON, DC-This real estate owner and developer is building over 300,000 sf of office space in the District and acquired another building for $37.9M during the quarter.

MCLEAN, VA-GE Capital refinances previous loan on 11 properties, including nine in the Washington area.

WASHINGTON, DC-W. Ronald Burton will join the staff of the Building Owners and Managers Association as executive director of advocacy and research advancement.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD-The 200,000 sf headquarters of the National Center for Health Statistics, now under way, is part of a mixed-use development that will include 1.5 million sf of new office space.

ASHBURN, VA-The Baltimore developer is erecting a 50,000 sf building as part of a four-building, 200,000-sf complex on 24 acres. The Merritt project is just one piece of a 227-acre mixed-use development.

SILVER SPRING, MD-The closing of the store should not threaten efforts to revitalize the central business district of this Washington suburb, government and retail players say.

HERNDON, VA-Prentiss Properties, which acquired the vacant Northern Virginia building in June, has already inked a 10-year deal for nearly half of the 150,426-sf property.