Satellite Tech Firm Takes to Air at NOMA Site

WASHINGTON—Approximately 100 employees of XM Satellite Radio have occupied the 150,000-sf building at 1500 Eckington Pl. NE on a 10-year lease. The company will broadcast up to 100 radio channels from the site for its satellite network, according to director of facilities Rip Winter.

XM Satellite Radio is the first major technology tenant to move into the NOMA area, a warehouse district named for its location north of Massachusetts Avenue. Economic development officials and the real estate industry have been promoting the area to technology firms looking for industrial space capable of accommodating large amounts of computers and telecommunications equipment.