Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC) (NYSE: OFC) announced financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Management Comments

“We had a solid third quarter during which results met or modestly exceeded our quarterly guidance,” stated Stephen E. Budorick, COPT’s President & Chief Executive Officer. “Momentum from the fiscal year 2017 Defense budget continues to drive leasing, as defense contractors and U.S. Government agencies advance plans for new, strategically located facilities to accommodate mission growth and to comply with security mandates. We completed 2.9 million square feet of leasing in the first nine months of the year, including 694,000 square feet of development leasing. With the two build to suit projects announced earlier today, we have completed over one million square feet of development leasing to-date. We also completed 348,000 square feet of new leasing in the first nine months, which is 50% more volume than leasing achieved in the prior year period.” He continued, “We expect to see new demand related to the 2018 budget emerge and to broaden the scope of leasing opportunities next year.”

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