First Potomac Realty Trust was a real estate investment trust that invested in industrial properties and

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s in the suburbs of the

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. In 2017, it was acquired by Government Properties Income Trust.

Assets

As of December 31, 2016, the company wholly owned properties totaling 6.7 million square feet and owned an additional 0.9 million square feet via

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. The company's largest tenant was the

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, which accounted for 16% of rents in 2016.

History

The company was founded in 1997 by Douglas J. Donatelli and Nicholas R. Smith. In October 2003, the company became a

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via an

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, raising $112.5 million. In 2010, the company acquired 440 First St NW for $15.3 million and 1211 Connecticut Ave for $49.5 million. In June 2013, the company sold the majority of its industrial portfolio to an affiliate of

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for $241.5 million. In March 2015, the company sold its properties in

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for $60 million. In November 2015, Robert Milkovich was appointed chief executive officer of the company and founders Douglas J. Donatelli and Nicholas R. Smith resigned from the company. In March 2016, the company sold 26 buildings in Northern Virginia for net proceeds of $90.5 million. In October 2017, the company was acquired by Government Properties Income Trust.

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