Columbia Property Trust Sells Office Asset in Metro D.C. to SunCap for $48M

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Columbia Property Trust Inc. has sold an office property at 800 N. Frederick Ave. in Gaithersburg for $48 million. The buyer, SunCap Property Group, plans to redevelop the asset as a distribution center. The 40-acre property includes a 393,000-square-foot office building that formerly housed an IBM data center. Columbia Property Trust plans to use the proceeds from the transaction to reduce borrowings on its revolving credit facility.