QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Boston Business Journal:

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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-footr Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hilla Road in Reston, its 11-year leasee starts later this year. McLean-based QinetiQ North a subsidiaryof London-based QinetiQ that offersd technology-based defense and security products and services to the said its 42-percent revenue growth over its last fiscapl year has partly been due to its role in the intelligenc e and cyber security markets and new work with the Departmentr of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fifthy U.S. office for the company, whicu is also in Fairfax, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenang was represented by Robb Johnsoh andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jones Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walteras and Nate Krill of Millennium Realt y Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-type employeese be relocating from various offices in Fairfa x County into theRestonm building. Down the road in 2011 or 2012, the number of employeesw at the site will doublewto 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’ds technology solutions group and the othed 325 will be part of its missionhsolutions group.
“Like any company trying to attract andretain high-quality people, we were lookinfg for more than just a building. This buildin has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employees islookinyg for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of publicd relations at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheadd “by a great with expected savings of 65 to 70 percent on power consumption througbh the use of virtualization software and greehn technology to reduce heating and utility He adds that the building sits right off a bike trail and was buil t on an east-to-west access, which means employeesw can take advantage of a full day of sunlight and cut down on