First Potomac Realty Trust engages in the ownership, management, redevelopment, and development of properties. Its portfolio consists of single-tenant and multi-tenant office properties and business parks. It operates through the following geographical segments: Washington, D.C., Maryland, Northern Virginia and Southern Virginia. The company was founded by Douglas J. Donatelli and Nicholas R. Smith in December 1997 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.