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Chesapeake industrial building sells for $10.2M
A 152,180-square-foot industrial property in Chesapeake has sold for $10.275 million, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced in July. Chesapeake Dexter St West LLC purchased the property, located at 101 Dexter St. West in Chesapeake, from On Trading Corp. The building is on 13.89 acres and was fully leased at the time of the sale. It […]
Amazon opens new Chesapeake facility
Last week Amazon.com Inc. opened its new, 640,000-square-foot processing facility in Chesapeake, the global e-tailer’s first cross-dock fulfillment center in Virginia. About 900 of the 1,000 workers that Amazon announced it would be hiring for the facility are already on the job, an Amazon spokeswoman told Virginia Business. Located at 5045 Portsmouth Blvd., the Chesapeake […]
Creating community vibes
In Virginia Beach, most tourists flock to the Oceanfront. But just a couple blocks west, you’ll find an area that feels a little more artsy and a lot more local. In the 15-block ViBe Creative District, situated between the Virginia Beach Convention Center and the Oceanfront, coffee shops and restaurants operate out of former industrial […]
Lumos plans Hampton Roads fiber internet expansion
Lumos announced last week an $83 million ultra-high-speed fiber internet expansion that is expected to extend 100-gigabyte capacity over 760 miles in Hampton Roads, affecting as many as 85,000 residents and businesses across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Portsmouth by 2025. According to a news release, construction is expected to begin in 2023 and take two […]
Dollar Tree names new CIO amid C-suite shift
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree on Thursday announced that it has hired Bobby Aflatooni, executive vice president and chief information officer for real estate developer The Howard Hughes Corp., as its CIO. The hire comes less than a month after Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., which also owns the Family Dollar chain, announced a […]
Chesapeake office building sells for $11M
Investment group Gracestone Investments LLC has purchased an 81,318-square-foot office building in Chesapeake from GSI Inc. for $11 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced July 5. The property, located at 850 Greenbrier Circle, is 100% leased to Canon U.S.A. Inc. Rob Wright of Cushman and Wakefield | Thalhimer brokered the transaction and handled sale […]
Dollar Tree overhauls C-suite
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree is overhauling much of its C-suite leadership, the company announced Tuesday. Dollar Tree Stores Inc., which also owns the Family Dollar chain, is seeking permanent replacements for its chief operating officer, chief strategy officer, chief financial officer, chief information officer and chief legal officer. Dollar Tree CFO Kevin [&hellip[...]
Chesapeake office park sells for $5.7M
Poplar Hill Medical Center, a four-building medical office park in Chesapeake, has sold for $5.7 million, Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced Thursday. Texas-based real estate fund manager Woodside purchased the park in December 2020 and sold it to Charlottesville-based Seminole Trail Properties in a deal that closed May 6. When Woodside bought the property, it […]
Norfolk cement company to invest $37M in new dome
Norfolk-based Titan America LLC, a producer of heavy building materials, announced last week it will construct a 70,000-ton dome in Chesapeake, a project estimated to cost $37 million. Titan will build the dome to hold bulk storage, adding to its current 35,000-ton capacity at its Roanoke Cement import terminal. According to the company, the expansion […]
Perdue AgriBusiness plans $59M Chesapeake expansion
Perdue AgriBusiness will invest $59.1 million and expand operations in the city of Chesapeake, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Thursday. The company, an affiliate of Perdue Farms Inc., will modernize facilities and increase production of high protein soybean meal, soybean oil and hulls. The expansion will position Perdue to expand soybean crushing capability to include […]
Retaining walls
With COVID-19 limiting travel and site visits for companies considering coming to Hampton Roads, economic development officials focused on shoring up existing businesses in 2021. That strategy appears to have paid off, judging by the number of companies expanding throughout the region. “2021 has been a banner year for us,” says Norfolk Economic Development Director […]
Marina Point Apartments in Chesapeake sell for $14.15M
The Marina Point Apartments complex in Chesapeake has sold for $14.15 million, brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced Feb. 23. MRKT Realty LLC acquired the property from a joint venture headed by Phil Capron, according to Marcus & Millichap. The 104-unit multifamily property located at 1301 Canal Drive includes 13 buildings with one-, two- and […]
