Next to the King Street Metro Station, the office space in Carlyle Crescent has a prominent and strategic position at the edge of Old Town Alexandria, an affluent suburb of Washington DC. It's close to historic landmarks, including the George Washington National Masonic Memorial, making tourism a major sector, and lies 10 minutes from Ronald Reagan National Airport. Given its proximity to Washington DC, 12 minutes away, Alexandria is home to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, and the U.S. Attorney's office. One of the biggest employers is the US Department of Defense and other US military organizations are based here. Nearly 2,500 businesses are in the zip code, a sizeable proportion (804) in professional, scientific and technical services, according to the latest US Census.