Google Inc. has ended their search for new space in the Washington, DC market as it inked a new lease for 54,000 square feet at Republic Square I. Google will assume its new space at 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW in 2014, a location about 25,000 square feet larger than the company's current downtown DC office at 1101 New York Ave. NW. The building is one block from Union Station and on the southern end of the NoMa Business Improvement District. Doug Mueller and Evan Behr of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Republic Properties Corporation and CBRE represented Google. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Google is another bright light in NoMa's media and technology constellation. We're delighted to welcome them to the most connected neighborhood in DC," said NoMa BID President Robin-Eve Jasper. Google joins several other large media organizations already in the NoMa neighborhood, including NPR, which moved into its new headquarters at 1111 North Capitol Street, NE in April, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, CNN, and CQ Roll Call.
According to a Silicon Valley Business Journal article, the tech company lobbies DC policymakers on a range of issues, from immigration reform to patent issues. The Post also points out that Google is still working through the process of convincing lawmakers that Google Glass does not violate privacy laws.
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