Quadrangle Development Corporation

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Quadrangle Development Corporation
Type Privately-held company
IndustryReal estate development
Founded1971;50 years ago (1971)
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Area served
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
Key people
Christopher Gladstone, President
Products Hotels, resorts, residences
Revenue$81 million (2011 est.) [1]
Number of employees
180 [1]
Website quadrangledevcorp.com

Quadrangle Development Corporation is a privately held, vertically integrated real estate development company based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. By 2002, it was one of the largest real estate developers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. [2] As of April 2011, the company owned 83 properties (consisting of apartment buildings, condominiums, hotels, and office buildings) totaling 22,000,000 square feet (2,000,000 m2) and worth $8.4 billion. [3]

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History

Quadrangle Development Corporation was founded in 1971 by Robert Gladstone and James R. Crozier. The company originally focused on constructing apartment complexes, but after a few years began erecting office buildings and hotels. [2]

Among the many projects which Quadrangle Development Corporation has been involved in are:

In December 2014, Chairman Robert Gladstone died at his home in Washington, D.C. [12]

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