GROUND BREAKS ON THREE OFFICE PROPERTIES IN HARFORD COUNTY, MD.

HARFORD COUNTY, MD. — St. John's Properties has broken ground for the development of three Class A office properties at The Government and Technology Enterprise (The GATE), a 416-acre state-of-the-art office and technology business park located within Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The project includes 6200 and 6210 Guardian Gateway Drive, two three-story, 75,000-square-foot office buildings, and 6180 Guardian Gateway Drive, a 29,400-square-foot building. Additionally, St. John Properties is currently constructing five other office buildings at The GATE. Scheduled for completion in mid-2011, the buildings are seeking LEED Silver certification by utilizing high-efficiency HVAC systems, high performance windows, water conserving lavatory fixtures, a white thermoplastic polyolefin roofing system and drought-tolerant landscaping. St. John's Properties has the capacity to develop more than 2 million square feet of Class A office, R&D and flex/office space at The GATE.