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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should try to pull a major university into metro center now while it’s still livable.  Maybe a second campus for a big farther out school like VA tech or a lure local one like American university downtown.  Sucks because they are property tax exempt (which should not be allowed) but at this point you need to get people occupying down there any way possible.  I think law firms will come back at 50% and feds maybe 30%.  You have to prepare for a new reality.  Covid funds should have gone for this.  [/quote]

Johns Hopkins is consolidating all its DC graduate programs at the Newseum building on the Mall. It will have a unified campus in downtown DC, a short walk to the Archives and CapOne arena. The buildings on Mass Ave in Dupont will be sold off. So we are already seeing this play out. It won't surprise me if all the Mass Ave buildings are torn down and converted to high-end residential (great location).

Georgetown Law is already in downtown DC.

One trend I've noticed prior to COVID is major universities from around the country opening DC mini-campuses for students who want to study here for a semester and do an internship. I think we continue to see that accelerate with more universities setting up operations here. Harvard is in the process of expanding its presence in Georgetown at Dumbarton Oaks. The UC system has an entire building near Dupont. ASU opened a center near my office on I Street prior to the pandemic. [/quote]

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