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Rockwell Brewery Chooses Riverside Tech Park as Site of New Brewing Operation

Direct Line Global Triples its Presence at Ashburn Crossing with New 17,000 Square Foot Lease

In response to continued demand of its product line that has seen more than 150 different beer varieties in the past five years, the owners of Rockwell Brewery have selected Riverside Tech Park as the site of a new brewing operation. The Frederick-based brewery signed a lease with St. John Properties Inc. for 13,560 square feet of space at 8411 Broadband Drive, a single-story, 32,560 square foot flex/R&D building contained within the 70-acre business community in Frederick, Maryland. Owners Paul Tinney and Matt Thrasher intend to increase beer production tenfold and add 15-20 employees, open a new tap room and outdoor patio, and pursue a statewide rollout of their product line. Rockwell Brewery was established in 2017 and presently operates a production facility and taproom at 880 North East

Street in Frederick. Signature beers include B.I.G. Juicy, Rapture American Blonde Ale, El Kabong and Vincent 52. “Our team is presently evaluating all options regarding the branding of this new location, but we’ve reached the point in the evolution of Rockwell Brewery for a significantly higher volume of production,” explained Paul Tinney.

Direct Line Global LLC, a Silicon Valley-based technology services provider, has signed a lease with St. John Properties for a 17,040 square foot space at Ashburn Crossing, Loudoun County, Virginia. This is an expansion from its current 5,520 square foot space within the mixed-use business community. The company will move its operations to a single- story building, which is under construction, and nearly triple its presence in mid-2023. The move will enable Direct Line to better serve the mission-critical design, installation and managed services needs of the growing data center industry. The new space will also support the training and development of market-leading technicians while allowing it to impact the community in which it operates.

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St. John Properties Acquires 35-Acre Site Near Austin, Texas, for 225,000 Square Foot Mixed-Use Business Community

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St. John Properties, Inc. has acquired a nearly 35-acre site in the greater Austin, Texas metropolitan market with intentions to develop a mixed-use business community that comprises of approximately 225,000 square feet of flex/R&D, single- story commercial office and retail space. This represents the first land acquisition for the full-service commercial real estate development and management company since opening a regional office in Austin, Texas, last spring. The site – branded Westinghouse Crossing – is located approximately 15 miles north of Austin near the southern border of Georgetown and the northern border of Round Rock, and is near the intersection of Westinghouse Road and North Mays Street, adjacent to Interstate 35. St. John

Founded in 1932 by Albert J. Dremel, the company recently relocated approximately 20 employees to 13203 Globe Drive to establish a corporate call center. “Mt. Pleasant Commerce Center satisfied every important requirement in our real estate search, including close proximity to our previous location to minimize the disruption to our current call center workforce,” stated Ed Pchola, director of operations for Dremel Power Tools. Dremel Power Tools Leases Space at Mt. Pleasant Commerce Center

Properties intends to speculatively develop over 170,000 square feet of their signature flex/R&D space, nearly 40,000 square feet of single-story commercial office, and 15,000 square feet of retail space to provide amenities to the tenants of the business park and surrounding community.