BETHESDA, MD—The building, which was acquired by Akridge and Rockwood Capital in 2010, is now 65% occupied.

WASHINGTON, DC—Hines and Qatari Diar have finalized their agreement and are moving forward with the construction of a 370-room luxury hotel and 70,000 square feet of large-format retail space.

WASHINGTON, DC—The local economy is doing okay, but just barely, JLL's Scott Homa tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC—The company has also just opened a new office in Raleigh, NC.

WASHINGTON, DC—Friday's job numbers were good. Too good possibly. Are rising interest rates far behind?

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Labor reported Friday morning that 217,000 jobs were added to US payrolls in May while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.3%. Professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation and warehousing were among the sectors adding workers. …

WASHINGTON, DC—CIH Ventures took assignment of the tenants' rights for the apartment building via the District's Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.

BALTIMORE, MD—The city's leasing activity may have slowed by supply is certainly spoken for, according to JLL.