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RICHMOND, VA. — First Potomac Realty Trust has sold its Richmond portfolio of business parks for $60.3 million. The portfolio includes 19 single-story office, flex and industrial properties totaling 827,925 square feet. James Cassidy of DTZ represented First Potomac Realty Trust in the sale of the portfolio. The properties are located in business parks such as Chesterfield Business Center, Airpark Business Center, Pine Glen, Park Central, Virginia Technology Center and Hanover Business Center. Since January 2013, First Potomac has disposed of 33 properties for a total of $433 million. The REIT has successfully redeployed $218 million of those proceeds to acquire core properties, with the remainder of the proceeds used to pay down debt.