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Baltimore, MD  – Atapco Properties (“Atapco”) is proud to announce that a newly built stand alone multi-tenant Building at the East Gate Marketplace has been named as a LEED^® certified building, established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.  This multi-tenant building will be home to a new Starbucks whose interior design build out will also be LEED Certified. East Gate Marketplace is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and is Virginia’s first community shopping center with LEED Gold Certification.  Anchored by a Harris Teeter grocery store and a Walgreens pharmacy, East Gate offers 40,000 square feet of small shop space as well as six pad sites, one of which now hosts the newly certified building. Located only five minutes south of Dulles International Airport and in Loudoun County, it boosts 250 acres and over 3,000 existing and planned residences.

About Atapco Properties

Atapco Properties is a Baltimore-based, full-service commercial development company that has been in the real estate business for over five decades and currently owns and operates properties in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Atapco’s mission at all of its properties is to create environments for success through delivering and managing high quality real estate projects that provide exceptional value to customers, stakeholders and the community at large. For Atapco, sustainable development means developing and operating properties in environmentally and socially responsible ways that create shared long-term value and growth for all stakeholders. Atapco is committed to this concept and looks at each new project as an opportunity to incorporate integrated “green” approaches that can maximize both economic and environmental performance. For more information on Atapco Properties, please visit www.atapcoproperties.com.

About The U.S. Green Building Council

The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. With a community comprising 80 local affiliates, more than 18,000 member companies and organizations, and more than 167,000 LEED Professional Credential holders, USGBC is the driving force of an industry that is projected to contribute $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2009-2013. USGBC leads an unlikely diverse constituency of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofit organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens, and teachers and students.

Buildings in the United States are responsible for 39% of CO2 emissions, 40% of energy consumption, 13% water consumption and 15% of GDP per year, making green building a source of significant economic and environmental opportunity. Greater building efficiency can meet 85% of future U.S. demand for energy, and a national commitment to green building has the potential to generate 2.5 million American jobs.

About LEED

The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction and operation of green buildings. Over 100,000 projects are currently participating in the LEED rating systems, comprising over 8 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 114 countries. By using less energy, LEED-certified buildings save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community.

USGBC was co-founded by current President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi, who spent 25 years as a Fortune 500 executive. Under his 15-year leadership, the organization has become the preeminent green building, membership, policy, standards, influential, education and research organization in the nation. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.