Defense Contractor Signs Lease In Crystal City, Gets Signage Rights

ARLINGTON, VA — Developer JBG Smith has reached an agreement to lease 36,809-square-feet of space to defense contractor HII at 2451 Crystal Drive in the Crystal City area of Arlington, according to the developer.

The office space in Crystal City will allow HII to stay close to its largest customer, the U.S. Navy. HII’s shipbuilding divisions are responsible for the majority of the U.S. Navy fleet. HII also serves as a defense technology company.

Under the 11.5-year lease, HII will move into the space in late summer 2023 and will have signage rights to the 11-story office tower. The company will remain headquartered in Newport News and will maintain company office space next to the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

HII joins the growing roster of defense companies with major presences in the region, including Boeing and Raytheon, both of which are establishing their global headquarters in the National Landing area of Arlington, which includes parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City and will be the home to Amazon’s second headquarters.

JBG Smith said it is developing a digital infrastructure platform in National Landing that includes a neighborhood fiber network, data centers, ubiquitous indoor and outdoor public 5G via a partnership with AT&T and private 5G networks deployed by Federated Wireless.

2451 Crystal Drive sits within a five-building office campus that offers direct access to multiple Metro stations, Richmond Highway, George Washington Parkway, the Virginia Railway Express and the forthcoming CC2DCA pedestrian bridge to Reagan National Airport. The building features a repositioned lobby and renovated fitness center.

In the lease negotiations, HII was represented by Adam Schindler and Perry Frazer of Colliers International. JBG SMITH was represented in-house by Andrea Murray, senior vice president, and Connor Stewart, associate.

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