TUCON Construction is the project's builder and Julien J.Studley Inc. is the leasing agent. The two-story steel-framedbuilding is being built speculatively for high-tech tenants. Leaserates will run approximately $25 per sf full service, according toRandy Atkins, managing director, of Julien J. Studley Inc.'ssuburban Washington office.

"The Point at Beaumeade is a high-tech facility that offersprospective tenants a highly visible location in a corporateneighborhood already occupied by AOL and MCI WorldCom," Atkinssays. "The building's cutting-edge design with a barreled roofline, 10 ft to 18 ft ceilings and raised floor system are certainto be appealing to the kinds of contemporary businesses that areexpanding in the Dulles/Northern Virginia market."

The building's exterior is buff-colored brick highlighted bypainted steel beams and a blue-tinted glass curtain wall, saysAmado Fernandez, principal architect for Hughes Group Architects."The two-story lobby, with suspended stairway, terrazo tileflooring, and light wood trim, will add to the rich, crisp, andflexible feel of the building," he says. "The entire building willprovide increased electrical and HVAC capacity, with redundantpower and fiber optics available... It is a very efficient andfunctional layout."