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May 26, 2015 Bisnow

What You Didn’t Know About Kathlene Buchanan

Title: Founder/CEO, Metro Offices
Photo: Passing on the love of tennis to three grandkids.
Company: 225k SF of shared office space; 10 locations in DC metro; 42 employees and $20M in revenue.
Years on the job: 26
Memorable project: May 1 opening of Greensboro Station Place, 21k SF in Tysons on the Silver Line.
Current project: One Metro Center – company has occupied over 23k SF since 2004, but starting complete renovation.
CRE career start: First introduced to shared office industry in 1979 after moving to DC.
Grew up: Barnesville, Ga.
Current home: Great Falls.
School: University of Georgia.
First job: Selling peanuts at Woolworth’s at age 15.
Job in another life: Astronaut – would love to open first serviced office in space.
Daily habit: Devotional and prayer.
Favorite app: Uber (especially in NYC).
Favorite movie: American Sniper.
Favorite restaurant: Inn at Little Washington and L’Auberge Chez Francois.
Favorite singer and song: Neil Diamond – “Forever in Blue Jeans.”
Favorite vacation spot: Cayman Islands.
Guilty pleasure: Netflix binging – most recently “House of Cards.”
Bucket list: Alaskan cruise.
Family: Married 30 years; three children and six grandchildren.
Hobbies: Time with grandkids, playing competitive tennis, and reading.
Startling fact: Planning on sky diving for next birthday.