Relocation to immediately bring 150 jobs to community

LANHAM, MD – January 2010 – Jackson-Shaw, a national, diversified commercial real estate development and investment company, announced today that Limbach Facility Services, an industry-leading provider of sustainable building solutions focused on innovative and cost-effective HVAC management, has signed a ten-year lease for 40,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space at The Brick Yard Business Park in Beltsville, MD.  The move will immediately bring approximately 150 jobs to the community and may create an additional 75 jobs over the next three years.

“Limbach’s focus on developing energy-saving solutions for our customers is directly in line with Jackson-Shaw’s goal to make The Brick Yard one of the leading sustainable projects in the nation, so we felt this facility would be a good fit for our Washington D.C. expansion,” said Craig Sasser, Branch Manager at Limbach Facility Services.  “In addition, the functionality of the space to support our growing business, the overall quality, look and feel of the buildings and park, the proximity to the Inter-County Connector and a fantastic partnership with Jackson-Shaw as our landlord made our selection of this development an easy decision.”

Construction on the tenant build-out will be completed by March 1, 2010, with Alliance Architects leading the build-out efforts.  The space includes 20,000 square feet of office space that provides private offices, workstations, break-out rooms, training facilities and an exercise suite complete with showers that  is available for all Limbach employees.  The remaining 20,000 square feet will be used as a production and manufacturing shop.

Pete Briskman of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Limbach Facility Services in the lease negotiation, with David Michael and  Lance Schwarz , of NAI/Michael, representing Jackson-Shaw.

Limbach Facility Services represents the second lease signed at The Brick Yard Business Park; the first was for Party Rental, Ltd., for 82,000 square feet.  Additionally, three other buildings have been sold to users in The Brick Yard Business Park: Freestate Electric, a local provider of electrical design, installation and maintenance services, purchased a 43,914 square foot building; Floormax, an installer of flooring and carpeting, purchased a 36,545 square foot building for use as a showroom and warehouse; and American Mechanical Services, a national organization focused on serving commercial property owners with long-term management of HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing and electrical systems, purchased a 24,859 square foot building.

About Jackson-Shaw
Jackson-Shaw, a national real estate development company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, brings more than 39 years of experience in the development of diversified real estate properties that meet the needs of its customers and partners.  The company has completed more than 38 million square feet of development since its founding in 1971.

Today, Jackson-Shaw focuses its development activity on a variety of project types, including office, industrial, mixed use, hospitality and residential.  The company’s consistent goal is to increase and enhance values in real property assets for both its clients and capital partners.  Major institutions and organizations continue to recognize Jackson-Shaw for exceptional site selection and imaginative and creative design in new projects.

Jackson-Shaw has offices in Dallas; Jacksonville, Florida; and Lanham, Maryland.  For more information, call 800-351-SHAW (7429) or visit www.jacksonshaw.com.

About The Brick Yard
Located just 15 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. in Beltsville, MD, The Brick Yard is designed to be one of the most innovative sustainable developments in the nation.  The master-planned community includes a 63-acre residential and retail transit-oriented community as well as a 60-acre business park for light industrial, office, flex and warehouse space. It also includes a dinosaur fossil park that commemorates and protects the discovery of a significant fossil deposit on a portion of the land. The property has been donated to the Maryland National Park and Planning Commission for management of the research activity. 

The Brick Yard occupies land that is the former site of the Washington Brick Company manufacturing complex and mine.  Located within an established, thriving area served by roads, rail transit and utilities capable of serving the development, prior industrial use of the property left the land unsuitable for building.  Jackson-Shaw reclaimed the property following a principle of “smart growth,” which encourages limiting urban sprawl by reusing the region’s infrastructure resources and revitalizing previously used urban property. The development, which is one of the largest in the nation to pursue LEED certification, is the first project in the area to adopt a site waste management policy, utilizes recycled materials and incorporates numerous methods for energy efficiency and resource conservation.

About Limbach Facility Services LLC

Since 1901, Limbach has provided mechanical and sheet metal services to clients. Today, Limbach Facility Services has grown to a $300 million national mechanical contractor and has consistently ranked in the Top 50 of ENR’s Top Specialty Contractors since 1964. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Limbach maintains eleven established branch locations throughout the U.S., including Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Orlando, FL; Tampa, FL, Washington, DC.

Limbach is an industry-leading provider of sustainable building solutions focused on innovative and cost-effective HVAC management. Possessing a comprehensive understanding of the entire construction process, Limbach offers a wide-array of measures to achieve energy savings.  Limbach's commitment is to be the first choice mechanical construction and service firm in the markets it serves, consistently exceeding the expectations of its shareholders, customers, investors, employees, and partners.

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