US Govt Dedicates First Building of 2 Million SFHQ Facility in Alexandria, VA

WASHINGTON, Dec 02, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and LCOR Alexandria, LLC (LCOR), today dedicated the Remsen Building, the first building of the USPTO's new consolidated headquarters facility in Alexandria, Virginia. Named for Henry Remsen, Jr., Chief Clerk of the first Patent Board, the new structure is the first of five buildings to be completed. The new USPTO headquarters facility consolidates space in eighteen leased buildings from Crystal City, Virginia, to an interconnected complex.

LCOR is the developer and lessor for the facility that will total almost 2 million square feet and house 7,100 USPTO employees. Located on the Carlyle site in Alexandria, the new headquarters is located in the 'smart growth' development area of the city. The Remsen Building represents the initial 385,000 square feet of office space. The complex will include a 12-story atrium signature building; four handsome supporting office buildings will flank the signature building. According to Assistant Regional Administrator for Public Building Service Anthony E. Costa, "GSA has worked closely with USPTO on consolidation plans for more than a decade. The entire complex will house all headquarters employees by spring 2005 in a campus-like setting with five linked buildings and two parking structures in a U-shaped configuration." With approximately half of USPTO employees commuting via public transportation (the highest of any federal agency), the complex is within walking distance of the King Street and Eisenhower Avenue Metrorail stations as well as the King Street VRE commuter train station.

The project represents the largest lease ever signed by GSA. Sphere: Related Content