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CoStar makes deal to move into Arlington HQ in early 2025
CoStar Group is accelerating its headquarters move from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, thanks to a deal with a tenant in the headquarters building that included a $48 million early termination fee. The global real estate data and analytics company, best known for its Apartments.com and Homes.com marketplaces, announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters […]
Virginia is for HQs
When CoStar Group was searching for its new headquarters in 2022, Central Place Tower at 1201 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington County, with its impressive accompanying bird’s-eye views, captured the company’s attention. Located about a quarter mile from the Potomac River, the gleaming, 391-foot-tall Class A office building features floor-to-ceiling windows across its 31 stories, reflecting [&he[...]
CoStar-WeWork dispute opens door for coworking competitors
One of the most disrupted sectors in Northern Virginia since the pandemic has been office space, as many white-collar workers work remote or hybrid schedules, leading to less demand. On top of that, in Arlington County’s Rosslyn corridor, WeWork clients have had to deal with the coworking company’s uncertain future. Although WeWork was set to […]
CoStar Group moving global HQ to Arlington
UPDATED: Feb. 16, 10 a.m. CoStar Group, which already has a major presence in Richmond, will invest $20 million to move its global corporate headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County’s Rosslyn area, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Known for its online real estate marketplaces Apartments.com and Homes.com, the real estate analytics and data […]
2023 Va. hotel revenues up 12.9% over pre-pandemic
Hotel revenues in the commonwealth this year were 12.9% higher from January through May, compared with pre-pandemic business during the same period in 2019, according to data released Tuesday by STR Inc., a division of CoStar Group Inc. that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel rooms sold were about the same compared […]
Va. hotel revenues in February up 14.9% from 2019
Hotel revenues in Virginia were 14.9% higher in February compared with pre-pandemic levels, largely because of increased room rates, according to data released Tuesday by STR Inc., a division of CoStar Group Inc. that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel rooms sold increased by 4.3% last month compared with February 2019. The […]
Building blocks
If you ask economic development officials in Central Virginia about 2022, they might respond with a familiar slogan: “Everything is awesome.” With almost 5,000 announced jobs and $1.6 billion in capital investment, the Richmond region had one of its best years in the last two decades. By October 2022, the region recovered 100% of jobs […]
