Salesforce plans to open a full-floor meeting, event and interactive technology hub in downtown DC
The customer relationship tracking giant has signed a long-term lease at Carr Properties’ 1401 New York Ave NW, it announced this week.
Carr Properties and Barings office building at 1401 New York Ave NW
Salesforce has a DC office at 1801 K St. NW, which said the company’s spokesman will remain. It also has an office in McLean. The company has more than 2,000 employees in DC and surrounding Maryland and Virginia.
In its own release, Salesforce said the new location is part of a “broader and ongoing investment in Salesforce’s public sector and government affairs organization.” The company provides services to all 15 Cabinet agencies, 60 federal agencies, all 50 states and all branches of the US military.
“This new space strengthens our presence in the capital, giving us a place dedicated to meeting leaders between government and industry to deepen and forge new relationships, advance shared priorities, and invest in the DC community,” Salesforce Senior Vice President of Government and Global Public Affairs Wendy Anderson said in a release.
Construction of the new innovation center is scheduled to begin in late 2026 and is expected to open in early 2028.
The deal takes the 211K SF Carr building to 95% leased, the landlord said. Carr bought the property in a joint venture earlier this year and plans a slate of upgrades, including revamping the rooftop and penthouse and upgrading the lobby, fitness center and conference facilities.
CBRE’s Greg Scheipers and Ben Plaisted represented Salesforce. CBRE’s Amy Bowser, Brooks Brown and Will Donohue, as well as Carr Properties’ Ryan Lopez, represented the landlord.
LEASES
National security and defense aerospace company Auria is establishing its East Coast headquarters in Reston, Virginia, Governor Abigail Spenberger announced this week. The company, which was formed in 2024 from a series of mergers, took 18,500 SF at 2000 Edmund Halley Drive, also known as Summit I, a spokesperson said. Bisnow. The 148K SF property, next to the Reston Metro station, is owned by Bernstein Management Corp., Fairfax property records show. Auria’s move is expected to create 78 new jobs in Virginia. The spokesperson said the move is expected to be completed by mid-2027.
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Arch Square at 803 Seventh St. NW is a redevelopment of many historic buildings that began in the late 1800s.
Grassroots Analytics marked a lease to fill the entire office portion of a historic Chinatown office building directly in front of the neighborhood’s iconic gates. The company is moving into 25K SF at the AFIAA Investment Foundation for International Real Estate Investments’ Arch Square, according to Avison Young, who is representing the landlord. The property at 803 Seventh St. NW is a redevelopment of many historic buildings from the late 1800s. The ground floor houses a 30K SF Walgreens. Avison Young’s Greg Tomasso and Macy Parana represented the landlord, and Clarity TR’s Jake Payne and Whitney Huang represented the tenant. The company expects to occupy the space by June, Tomasso said Bisnow.
MILESTONE
Howard University and its development partners broke ground on a 504-unit apartment building coming to the Duke District redevelopment area in Shaw. Hazel, which is being built on the former East Tower parking lot at Northwest Eighth, Ninth and W streets, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2028. In addition to the units, it will include 15K SF of retail, 246 underground parking spaces and a 25-foot public plaza. Home amenities include a club room, fitness center and a rooftop terrace that features a glass-bottom suspended pool.
The development received $214.1M in construction financing, including $90M in commercial properties assessed by the clean energy fund. The developers, Lowe’s, Affinius Capital, FLGA and Davenport Group, are executing the project through a ground lease with Howard for the 1.9-acre site. HKS is the architect, and Whiting-Turner is the general contractor.
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Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners broke ground on the third and final phase of the Manassas industrial park. The Manassas Logistics Center, located on Golf Academy Drive, will total 1.2M SF upon completion. The third phase is set to deliver 561K SF in four spec warehouses by winter 2027. The buildings, ranging from 69K SF to 205K SF, are being marketed by CBRE. Phase 2, totaling 320K SF in two buildings, delivered last month and is 75% leased. Phase 1, 334K SF in two buildings, delivered in 2023 and fully leased.
FINANCING
Sphere Entertainment Co. has secured approval for up to $130M in tax-increment financing bonds for a planned 6,000-person entertainment venue in National Harbor. The Prince George’s County Council unanimously approved the bond on Tuesday, part of a nearly $200M package of state, local and private financing incentives. A county presentation outlined that Sphere expected debt service payments will be between $11M and $15M per year over 30 years. The location, set for the third chapter of the original Las Vegas, will be another location in the US, another in Abu Dhabi is underway. Site work will begin next quarter, and the Sphere will open in the second quarter of 2030.