Clark Hill to bring law firm practice to Homer Building

WASHINGTON, DC – February 27, 2025 - Mitsui Fudosan America announced today that Clark Hill, a leading international law firm that is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, will lease 28,000 square feet at The Homer Building. The trophy class downtown DC office building at 601 13th Street, NW will welcome the law firm in early 2026.

“We’re very excited to be moving into The Homer Building next year,” said Thomas Ragland, Member-in-Charge, Clark Hill’s Washington, DC office. “In addition to enjoying the building’s many first-class amenities, we look forward to making our new location in Penn Quarter the ideal space for our attorneys, staff and clients to connect, network and collaborate.”

Mitsui Fudosan America has invested $25 million in renovations at The Homer Building, most recently delivering a state-of-the-art fitness center, inclusive of a pickleball court. A fully glass-enclosed, two-story trophy conference center located in the iconic atrium will be delivered this spring, and an unrivaled rooftop terrace is slated for completion at the end of 2025. The terrace will offer sweeping views of the U.S. Capitol Building and the surrounding monuments as well as a glass jewel box indoor/outdoor entertainment space for meetings and events. The Clark Hill lease comes on the heels of significant leasing deal volume that includes American Forest & Paper Association, BGR Group, Blue Shield of California and the Center for the Study of the Presidency, in addition to SMBC Group’s and Rio Tinto’s lease agreements for The Guerry, the trophy pre-built spec suites on the building’s ninth floor.

“Clark Hill's decision to join The Homer Building underscores a clear market trend where top-tier tenants are gravitating towards properties that offer unparalleled amenities in prime locations,” stated Aimilia Vassilou, Asset Management & Leasing, Mitsui Fudosan America. “Our vision goes beyond mere renovation; we're crafting a blueprint for the future of urban workspaces. The Homer Building will stand as a testament to our forward-thinking approach, setting a new standard for what professionals can expect from their office environment in the heart of the District."

“Since our partnership with visionary ownership Mitsui Fudosan began in 2023, we have leased more than 100,000 square feet of office space at The Homer Building,” added Jeanette Ko, Senior Vice President, JLL. “Tenants continue to partner with financially strong institutional owners like Mitsui Fudosan America in these challenging times, which further exemplifies not only the flight to quality, but also the flight to capital trend that we see in the DC office market. We’re also not slowing down; there will be even more leases to announce throughout 2025.”

With an emphasis on marrying historic preservation with cutting-edge amenities designed to meet the future needs of organizations, elements of The Homer Building’s history will continue into the future, with the iconic Homer statue returning to a prominent location in the building’s atrium.

In addition to Ko, JLL’s Evan Behr, Kristen Mathis and Meghan Murray represented Mitsui Fudosan America in the transaction at The Homer Building. Clark Hill was represented by Chicago-based Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors’ Craig Braham and Ethan Braham and by CBRE’s Mark Minich, Sr. and Mark Minich, Jr., as well as Chad Barbiaz.