Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II Buys Two Data Centers in Metro D.C. for $85M

MCLEAN, VA. — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II Inc., a Tampa-based REIT focused on owning data centers and healthcare properties, has purchased two data centers in McLean, a city in Northern Virginia roughly 10 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The REIT purchased the facilities from an undisclosed seller for $85 million. The acquisition includes a two-story, 65,794-square-foot colocation data center that was 94.9 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset’s major tenant is an undisclosed global telecommunications company. The other property is a three-story, 62,002-square-foot colocation data center that was fully leased at the time of sale. The facility’s major tenant is PAETEC Communications LLC, a Windstream company.