ALEXANDRIA, VA-EYA is acquiring 601 N. Fairfax St. with the intention of turning the 129,564-square-foot office building into condos, Cassidy Turley’s Jayne Shister tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

McLEAN, VA-The company is expanding its presence here, Kevin Sheehan tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy, investing $1.2 million in the office’s property management, investment, development, marketing, training and other support positions.

WASHINGTON, DC-The area has long held the perception that it would be nowhere without the federal presence. Enough private sector companies increased their headcount in recent months to lay that myth to rest, Cassidy Turley’s Jeff Kottmeier tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

BALTIMORE-Harbor Group has shown a propensity to acquire portfolio deals this year, but this one-off trade adds to its local holdings.

WASHINGTON, DC-However the unemployment rate remains at 9.1%, according to the latest Labor Department figures. Still, any gain is good news in this current environment.

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-One of the facilities, Manokin Manor & Rehabilitation Center is a 135 bed skilled nursing facility built in 1987.

WASHINGTON, DC-That means that commercial construction is not far behind, David Crowe, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders, tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy. What it doesn’t mean is that RMBS will appear any time soon.

ARLINGTON, VA-PRC has secured forward financing on an eight-year lease at Quincy Street Station, which is close to the 355,000-square-foot Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency headquarters under construction.