Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops and manages suburban office properties in targeted Mid-Atlantic submarkets. At year-end 2001, COPT owned 98 office properties totaling 7.8 million square feet. In November 2001, COPT entered a Northern Virginia submarket with the acquisition of the Washington Technology Park, representing our strategic expansion into one of the best suburban office markets in the country. 1  Based on data compiled by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) for REITs over $50 million in market capitalization, excluding Prime Group Realty Trust. 2  Based on total returns including prices as of December 31 and the reinvestment of dividends on the ex-dividend date for the calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001. Click here to continue