GWCAR 2002 Year-End Market Report
A Statistical Snapshot of the Greater Washington Area Commercial Real Estate Market in 2002.

Suburban Maryland Office Report CMRC Consensus 
  
Total Inventory: 68,649,536 SF 
New Deliveries and Completed Renovations: 2,171,120 SF 
Net Absorption: 594,445 SF 
Vacancy Rate (Excluding Sublet) 9.7% 
Vacancy Rate (With Sublet) 12.5% 
Class "A" Average "Asking Rate" PSF Full Service $27.25 PSF 
Class "B" Average "Asking Rate" PSF Full Service $21.25 PSF 
   
Total Office Space Available: 8,581,192 SF
Direct (New & Relet): 6,659,005 SF
Sublet: 1,922,187 SF
  
Total Office Space Under Construction/Renovation: 1,470,435 SF
Total Available Office Space Under Construction/Renovation: 254,385 SF
Percentage Under Construction/Renovation Pre-Leased: 82.7%
  
Under Construction (u/c) and Under Renovation (u/r) Square Feet
Frederick County/City
None
 
  
Montgomery County  
I Discovery, Georgia Ave. @ Colesville Rd., Silver Spring 600,000 SF
1 MedImmune Drive @ Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg 210,000 SF
5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville- Twinbrook Metro Park 186,130 SF
9747 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg- Washingtonian Center 145,805 SF
540 Gaither Road, Rockville- Redland Technology Park 142,500 SF
Rte 118 & Crystal Rock Dr., Germantown- (Adventist Healthcare) 97,000 SF
4835 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda- Palisades of Bethesda 33,000 SF
2403 Research Boulevard, Rockville- Research Office Park 30,000 SF
177 Kentlands Boulevard, Gaithersburg 26,000 SF
  
Prince George's County
None
 
Total Square Footage Under Construction & Renovation: 1,470,435 SF
  
2002 Buildings Taken Out of Inventory:  
None  
Total Square Footage Taken Out of Inventory: 0 SF
  
New Deliveries & Completed Renovations Square Feet
Frederick County/City:  
321 Ballenger Creek Drive 83,000 SF
97 Thomas Johnson Drive 24,000 SF
  
Montgomery County:  
111 Rockville Pike, Rockville- Rockville Metro Center 227,739 SF
800 King Farm Blvd., Rockville- Three Irvington Centre 217,134 SF
Milestone Center Drive, Germantown- Milestone Business Park 180,000 SF
9737 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg 145,805 SF
Key West Ave. @ Great Seneca- Stiles Track Phase 1, Bldg. 1 133,770 SF
14955 Shady Grove Road, Rockville- Fallsgrove Village Center 75,000 SF
Key West Ave. @ Great Seneca- Stiles Track Phase 1, Bldg. 2 74,700 SF
9715 Key West Avenue- Stiles Track Phase 1, Bldg. 3 74,000 SF
12215 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring- WesTech Business Pk 71,500 SF
20500 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown 63,210 SF
11919 Rockville Pike, Rockville- Montrose Metro II 59,500 SF
15005 Shady Grove Road, Rockville 51,277 SF
15000 Johns Hopkins Drive, Rockville 45,000 SF
22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg 33,000 SF
3919 National Drive, Burtonsville 32,000 SF
2701 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Rockville- Oak Grove Plaza 30,000 SF
20300 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown- Seneca Meadows 30,000 SF
  
Prince George's County:  
7900 Harkins Road, Lanham (CSC Corporation) 325,000 SF
3311 Toledo Drive, Hyattsville- University Town Center 178,450 SF
9701 Apollo Drive, Landover- Largo Park 93,585 SF
17001 Science Drive, Bowie 30,450 SF
Total Square Footage New Deliveries & Completed Renovations: 2,171,120 SF
  
Top Ten Largest Non-Renewal Lease Transactions:  
Tenant Address Square Feet
GSA- National Institutes of Health (NIH) 6610 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda 130,299 SF
GSA-Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) 1101 Wootton Pky., Rockville 83,613 SF
Dental Benefit Providers Insurance Corp. 800 King Farm Blvd., Rockville 74,828 SF
Hewlett-Packard Company 9737 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg 74,317 SF
GSA- National Institutes of Health (NIH) 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville 74,000 SF
Host Marriott 6903 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda 67,746 SF
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. 20417 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown 66,875 SF
GSA- Food & Drug Administration (FDA) River Road, College Park 65,760 SF
APS Healthcare 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring 59,775 SF
GSA- Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 11919 Rockville Pike, Rockville 59,500 SF
   
Largest Office Sales Transactions:    
Address Purchaser Price
Air Rights Towers, Bethesda Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association $144,270,000
2 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda
(*50% Equity Interest)
UVAG (German Fund) $89,000,000
Executive Plaza, North Bethesda Rockwood Capital Corporation $85,000,000
10401 Fernwood Road, North Bethesda AEW Capital Management $43,900,000
15425 Shady Grove Road, Rockville TA Associates $32,950,000
Metro-Plex I & II, Landover MGP Real Estate $32,050,000
Campus @ Metro Park North, North Rockville Butera Properties $30,694,320
1, 2, & 6 Taft Court, Rockville MAMSI $22,000,000
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda Wes Foster $19,800,000
910 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg Aetna Life Insurance Co. $19,525,000
North Bethesda Office Park 3, Rockville The JBG Companies $17,625,000