At full build out, the 124-acre park--the university's officialresearch park--will offer 750,000 sf of office space. Having signedon a tenant for the second building represents a significant boostto the project, Randall Griffin, COP president and CEO, says in aprepared release. "We are pleased to sign this significant lease atM Square, exhibiting strong demand for office space in the researchpark. With the adjacency to the University as a research resource,the nearby Metro stop and supporting retail amenities inside theBeltway, this lease justifies our confidence in this uniquesite."

Earlier this year, the university's Earth System ScienceInterdisciplinary Center signed onto 41,500 sf of space in thepark's first four-story, 116,000 square foot building. Thatbuilding is expected to deliver in Q2 2008.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.