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Johns Hopkins University Buys Downtown DC Office Building for $31M

Johns Hopkins University has acquired an office building in downtown D.C. through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

The university bought 633 Indiana Ave. NW for $30.7 million from an affiliate of Zuckerman Gravely Management Inc., reported the Washington Business Journal. The acquisition is funded through a combination of institutional funds and philanthropy. The property had been scheduled for a foreclosure auction that was canceled when Johns Hopkins bought the property outright.

The 13-story, 151,300-square-foot building has which has long housed the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. Johns Hopkins will use the additional space for faculty and staff when the court agency’s lease ends later this year. The deal works out to roughly $203 per square foot, and the building has an assessed value of $37.8 million.

In 2023, the school opened the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, located just a few blocks away at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.