St. John Properties Completes Three Leases at Melford in Prince George’s County Totaling Nearly 20,000 Square Feet

BALTIMORE (June 9, 2015) – St. John Properties, Inc. has completed three separate leases totaling nearly 20,000 square feet of space at Melford, a mixed-use business community located in Prince George’s County. The 466-acre project, situated at the intersection of US Route 50 and MD Route 3/301, contains twenty-four buildings comprising nearly one million square feet of office and R&D/flex space. Susan Homberg of St. John Properties represented the landlord in each transaction.

God’s Remnant Assembly signed a lease for 7,500 square feet of space at 4901 Tesla Drive. Separate 6,000 square foot leases at 4801 Tesla Drive were completed with Annapath, with Scott Winbrow of MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services representing the tenant, and Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, with Will Stein of Belair Realty representing the tenant.

4801 Tesla Drive is a single-story R&D/flex office building containing 33,120 square feet of space and 4901 Tesla Drive is a single-story R&D/flex office building offering 31,560 square feet of space. Both were constructed with 16-foot ceilings, with dock and drive-in loading amenities.

“The diversity of this leasing activity, which includes two religious organizations and a health and medical-related company, demonstrates the momentum that Melfold has achieved from companies across all industry sectors,” explained Richard Williamson, Senior Vice President, Leasing for St. John Properties. “We continue to win these leases based on the attractive business environment that exists at Melford, its strategic location in Prince George’s County and its close proximity to a dense and rapidly expanding population base.”

Melford has development capacity for approximately 2.2 million square feet of office space, more than 400,000 square feet of R&D/flex space and more than 64,000 square feet of complementary retail space. Up to three full-service hotels are planned for the business community. Melford is located approximately thirteen miles from Annapolis, twenty miles from Washington, D.C., and twenty-five miles from Baltimore and Columbia.

St. John Properties, Inc., founded in 1971, owns and has developed more than 17 million square feet of R&D/flex, office, retail and warehouse space in Virginia, Maryland, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin. For more information about the company, visit sjp.mu9b0uf9-liquidwebsites.com.

For more information, contact:
Al Cunniff, Director of Marketing, St. John Properties, Inc.
410-369-1277