Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) broke ground Monday on 210 Research Boulevard, a three-story, 84,000 square foot Class "A" office building at North Gate Business Park at Aberdeen Proving Ground. North Gate Business Park is a 56-acre development that, upon completion, will total approximately 800,000 square feet of space including eight office buildings and 20-25,000 square feet of supporting retail. The architect on the project is DNC Architects; Frederick Ward & Associates is the Civil Engineering firm and the General Contractor is Plano-Coudon.

(pictured left to right) Randall M. Griffin, President and CEO, Corporate Office Properties Trust; Christian S. Johansson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development; C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, United States Congressman; Michael E. Bennett, Aberdeen Mayor; Jim Richardson, Harford County Director of Economic Development