Skanska Signs Lease at 17xM to Bring DC Office Building to 93% Leased
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. Washington office has been a leading conversion market in the cycle, with multiple downtown Class B assets entering office-to-residential programs in the last twelve months. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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Skanska announced a new lease with Café Unido at 17xM , filling the final portion of the building’s 13,500 square feet of ground-floor retail in downtown Washington, D.C. The milestone comes as 17xM’s office space rea…
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