Commercial Real Estate & Property Management

Edge headquarter sits just outside Washington, DC, in Rockville, MD. Our satellite offices are in the District of Columbia, Tysons Corner, VA, and Pittsburgh, PA. As of now, Pittsburgh is the only market outside of the greater Baltimore-Washington region in which Edge operates. Because our firm is committed to serving property owners with excellence, any expansion will be slow and deliberate.

For those who wish to hold and maintain their income properties, Edge supplies a staff of specialists familiar with the interests, goals and trials of property owners. We approach issues from both landlord and tenant perspectives, recognizing that satisfied occupants are more likely to remain at their current locations. Employing a deep knowledge of the workings of the commercial real estate market, Edge assists landlords in building a public desire for available units, responding efficiently to the concerns of reliable tenants, and forging strong bonds between both parties, owners and renters, in order to limit vacancies and maximize revenue.

Tenants are, of course, the lifeblood of a thriving commercial property. Finding the most promising tenants and retaining them ensures a full and profitable rent roll. To that end, Edge’s tenant advisory service assists property owners in identifying optimal businesses to take up residency in available units. Through comprehensive demographic analysis and thorough market research, our tenant service team locates the most promising prospects. In addition, leases are routinely reviewed to check compliance and update as needed. Among the other functions, this service examines how tenants are using space and provides alternatives for improved efficiency. All of this helps to strengthen the long-term relationships with those who dwell on site.

Edge is responsible for scores of properties in the greater Baltimore, MD-Washington, DC, area, as well as in the region of Pittsburgh, PA. Only 15 years in operation, our commercial real estate firm now manages 8.5 million square feet in total. A battery of 50 professionals carries out the tasks of administration, contracting, accounting, engineering, analysis and sales. Our clients include some of the most notable businesses in the United States, including Aetna, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Edward Jones investments and Summit Ridge Energy.

In Alexandria, Virginia, Edge enhanced a property by consulting with the owners to renovate the common areas and invest in two major structural additions. In so doing, the firm brought in new leases for 30,000 square feet of space and extended the largest tenant’s occupancy. These actions went far to stabilize the property financially.

In another example, in Beltsville, Maryland, Edge rented out 60,000 square feet to brand-new tenants in a year and a half. Plus, we raised awareness of the building and its capacity to neighboring counties. These are just two locations where Edge contributed substantially to cash flow and property value.

At Edge, we do our homework and take it seriously. Constantly examining and recording trends in rental rates, vacancy rates and their movement among commercial buildings of all classes, Edge analysts convey essential knowledge to partners with regard to demographics, economics, business movement and construction progress. Factors such as recessions, pandemics and a volatile bond market all impact the commercial real estate market. We do not advise clients on buying, selling, exchanging, building or improvements without carefully assembling and weighing all the variables that can make any course of action a success or failure.

Edge puts a high premium on recruiting and retaining innovative, creative and ambitious associates who work hard and bring their A-game every day. Offering a solid benefits package along with extensive continuing education opportunities, Edge asks each hire to participate boldly in the mainstream of its varied operational arms. Above all, the company envisions a staff that loves doing what we do and excels at doing it.

Edge approaches the property management of commercial real estate with the client’s bottom line in mind, while recognizing that tenant retention is a key means to that overarching aim. Maintaining a building’s structural integrity, function and livability is a core value of our engineering team. Capital improvements, meanwhile, are held to the highest professional standards and subject to rigorous cost analysis. On the administrative side, Edge adopts best practices with financial reporting and accounting; management and monitoring of leases; insurance procurement and continuation; compliance with building codes and public ordinances; as well as sustainability and energy conservation.

What distinguishes Edge from much of its competition is the reality that its principals understand property ownership firsthand. We know the costs involved, what strategies work or fail, the impact of law and regulation and the art of contract negotiation. With deep knowledge and intimate relationship with the owners, our team can customize reporting and structure services that best meets the owners’ objectives. 

If that is not enough, we know the seasons and rhythms of the commercial real estate market in metro Washington, DC, and elsewhere. Most of all, we know the financial security and freedom that is intrinsic to commercial real estate.

We do that and more—Edge is a full-service property management provider, and our services extend to landlord consulting, financial transaction execution, real estate conveyance, and comprehensive market research. All of our services are designed to add value to the assets with which we are entrusted.