Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Completes Sale of Dulles Station West Phase I for $58.8 Million

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) has completed the sale of Dulles Station West Phase I for $58.8 million. The property is located at 2300 Dulles Station Boulevard in Herndon, Virginia, and is approximately 180,000 square feet.

WRIT acquired the land for Dulles Station West Phases I and II in 2005 and completed construction of Phase I in 2007. It is 100% leased to tenants including IBM and National Student Clearinghouse. Phase II, which was not included in the transaction, is zoned for future development of a 340,000 square foot office building.

"With the sale of Dulles Station West Phase I, as well as our two recently announced downtown office acquisitions, we continue to execute on our stated strategy of concentrating our investment focus on assets inside the Beltway or near transportation nodes. We continue to seek high quality, well located properties to acquire,” said George "Skip” McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer of WRIT.

WRIT is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust investing in income-producing properties in the greater Washington metro region. WRIT owns a diversified portfolio of 86 properties totaling approximately 11 million square feet of commercial space and 2,540 residential units. These 86 properties consist of 26 office properties, 16 industrial/flex properties, 18 medical office properties, 15 retail centers, 11 multifamily properties and land for development. WRIT shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:WRE).

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