USRA ACQUIRES 90,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS

COLUMBIA MD. — The Universities Space Research Association, a nonprofit organization charged with advancing space science and technology, has acquired an office building in Columbia to expand its national headquarters. The 90,000-square-foot building, which is almost double the size of its current, leased headquarters, is located at 7178 Columbia Gateway Drive. The seller was South Norwalk, Conn.-based Greenfield Partners. Rich Rhodes, Dan Shapiro and Megan Hixon of Cresa Washington DC represented the buyer in the transaction. Cresa’s Project Management Services division will manage the building’s interior build-out.