AFIAA Purchases Arch Square in D.C.’s East End for $104.3M

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AFIAA, the investment foundation of 35 Swiss pension funds, has purchased Arch Square, a mixed-use building in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood, for roughly $104.3 million. The 54,896-square-foot property was built before World War II and refurbished in 2012. The property features retail space on the first two floors and office space on the top two floors. The office space is leased to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, and the property’s retail tenant roster includes Walgreens, Sports Zone Elite and Panera Bread. Arch Square is located less than one mile from the White House at the corner of 7th and H streets in Washington, D.C.’s East End submarket.