Amazon Web Services continues to lease large amounts of new data center space in Northern Virginia, and may be boosting the size of its data centers.
COPT
The Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) is a Maryland-based real estate investment trust that is also active in North Virginia, Texas, Colorado, and Alabama. COPT is not only the leader in leasing specialized space for U.S. government and defense contractors, but it is also one of the largest landlords for data center real estate. Their largest clients include Amazon Web Services, Northrop Grumman, and AT&T.
Headquarters: Columbia, MD
Web: https://www.copt.com/
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