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Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic  + DC Metro  + Office  |  September 2, 2021
David Cohen
By: David Cohen

American Systems Inks 9K-SF Office Lease in St. Mary’s County

Government and IT solutions provider American Systems has signed a 9,102-square-foot office lease within St. John Properties’ 140-acre mixed-use business community located on Three Notch Road in California, MD.

American Systems expects to relocate 25 employees to the property by the end of next month. The company provides Enterprise IT, Acquisition and Lifecycle Support, Engineering and Analysis, Test and Evaluation and Training Solutions to the Department of Defense, Intel and civilian government customers. The office property is a single-story building containing 45,120 square feet of flex/R&D space offering 18-foot ceiling heights and drive-in and dock loading.

Matt Haas of JLL represented American Systems in the lease transaction. The developer, St. John Properties intends to construct an additional 615,000 square feet of flex/R&D space at the business community.

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About David Cohen

David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
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