WASHINGTON, DC—Law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has signed a 15-year lease for 40,000 square feet at 900 G Street, NW. The landlord is a JV between MRP Realty and ASB Real Estate Investments.
Pat Marr of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Chau Leung of CBRE represented Simpson Thacher, and Phillip Thomas, Kerri Mulligan of Cassidy Turley and Will Stern of Avison Young represented MRP Realty in the transaction.
Simpson Thacher will move into the building, which is located in the heart of Chinatown near the Verizon Center, in July. It will occupy the top three floors of the nine-story trophy office building.
The lease is an expansion for the firm, which has grown its presence in the DC area in recent years, according to Peter Thomas, managing partner of Simpson Thacher's Washington, D.C. office.
900 G Street is a 113,000-square-foot, certified LEED Gold office building with immediate access to the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station.
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