For Immediate Release- Washington, DC- February 25, 2010- Woodmark, an affiliate of The J Street Companies, today announced that Reading is Fundamental (RIF) will move their office to approximately 18,000 square feet at 1255 23rd Street, NW, in the heart of the West End submarket, for the next ten and a half years beginning in May. They were previously located at 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
Woodmark Principal, Geoffrey Kieffer, commented, “The opportunity created when the Bureau of National Affairs vacated the West End submarket fit RIF needs for a building in a mature neighborhood with excellent transportation and access.”
RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. They prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.
Daniel Dooley and Andrew Eichberg of Tishman Speyer represented the Landlord in this transaction. Geoff Kieffer and Jennifer Kurz of Woodmark Commercial Services represented RIF.
About The J Street Companies
The J Street Companies through affiliated companies Woodmark, J Street Development and Randall Hagner, offer a complete array of real estate services including commercial sales and leasing, residential sales, property management, development and project/construction management. The J Street Companies and its affiliates have over 2 million square feet of commercial office space in development, manage more than 5 million square feet of commercial and multi-family property, and its experienced team has managed over 8 million square feet of construction/development work. Since 2000, the company has accomplished more than 500 transactions with an aggregate value of more than $1 billion. For more information, please visit www.jstreetcompanies.com.