COPT Defense Properties (CDP)

Its core Defense/IT portfolio includes properties near Fort George G. Meade and the Baltimore-Washington corridor, Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Northern Virginia defence and intelligence hubs, Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, and sites that support US Navy operations. The company also owns data centre shell properties in Northern Virginia, one of the world’s most important data infrastructure markets.

COPT’s tenants typically include government agencies and private-sector companies involved in national security, cybersecurity, aerospace, information technology, and defence services. This focus gives the REIT a different demand profile from traditional office owners, because occupancy is tied less to general corporate office trends and more to long-term government missions and contractor activity.

The company develops, owns, leases, and manages its assets directly, allowing it to tailor buildings to specialised tenant requirements such as secure environments, resilient power, and proximity to restricted federal sites. Its strategy is built around clusters of properties where it can deepen relationships with mission users and expand as demand grows.