WASHINGTON, DC-The Henry Adams House gets a new name and a new owner as Boca Raton, FL's Gables Residential snaps up the multifamily property in a $53 million deal, and renames it Gables Woodley Park. The 211-unit apartment building towers up 11 stories toward the skyline.

RIDGELY, MD-Medifast Inc. spends $3 million to purchase and set up shop in a 119,000-sf distribution facility on Sunrise Ave. The purchase represents an expansion for the retail drug manufacturer, which has a 49,000-sf space in nearby Owings Mills, MD.

HAGERSTOWN, MD-FedEx Ground kicks off its expansion program by selecting Washington County as the development site for its first new distribution hub. The 335,000-sf state-of-the-art operations facility will make its home in Hunter's Green Business Center II.

BALTIMORE-Change is on the horizon for the US Attorney's Office as the GSA signs a 10-year lease for the office to relocate to 50,000 sf of space at 36 South Charles St. Space in the class A building leases for $21 to $30 per-sf.

RESTON, VA-Developer Terrabrook shuts down rumors that it is considering divesting in the Washington, DC region. The company tells GlobeSt.com that it is not currently marketing its interests in its two Reston Town Center buildings.

VIENNA, VA-The Residence Inn Tysons Corner reels in $10 million in permanent financing from GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp. According to county records, the hotel has a 2003 assessed value of $11.5 million.

SILVER SPRING, MD-The 15-story office property once known as the Gramax Building will soon become the Gramax Apartments, as the structure gets redeveloped into a residential dwelling.

SUITLAND, MD-The General Services Administration gets cracking on the development of a new $350 million headquarters for the US Census Bureau with the selection of Skanska USA Building Inc. to complete the design and build the 1.5 million-sf complex.