Chesterfield industrial property sells for $1.7M
An industrial/flex space property in Chesterfield County has sold for $1.7 million. 11300 Business Center LLC purchased a 9,100-square-foot building on 11300 Business Center Drive from AdvanceTEC Properties LLC as an investment, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. The building has been the corporate headquarters for AdvanceTEC LLC, a builder and designer of industrial […]
Chesterfield’s new tech park already generating buzz
Chesterfield County Economic Director Garrett Hart received an inquiry about Upper Magnolia Green a week after the county announced in 2020 that it had purchased the property with the intent to develop a portion of it as a technology park. Intel Corp. hadn’t been able to find a site in Virginia for a $20 billion […]
Chesterfield business center building sells for $1.36M
Six Bees II LLC has purchased a 10,680-square-foot office and warehouse building in Chesterfield County‘s Branchway Business Center for $1.36 million. Six Bees II, which is affiliated with CK Bosworth Construction, purchased the building from 1321 Business Center Drive LLC, and the company will occupy half of the building to accommodate its growing commercial construction […]
Chesterfield hires first sports/visitation/entertainment exec
Chesterfield County has hired J.C. Poma as its first executive director of sports, visitation and entertainment, with a focus on growing sports tourism, the county announced Friday. Currently the vice president of community relations for regional marketing organization Richmond Region Tourism, Poma will start his new position with Chesterfield on May 1. “While the county […]
Lego breaks ground on $1B Chesterfield facility
The Lego Group broke ground Thursday on its $1 billion Chesterfield County manufacturing facility — launching the Danish toymaker’s first U.S. manufacturing plant and one of Virginia’s biggest economic development projects. The Billund, Denmark-based toy company known for its brightly colored plastic toy bricks and construction sets plans to hire 1,761 people to work at […]
Paymerang acquires Aussie AI data platform
Chesterfield County-based payment and invoice automation company Paymerang LLC has acquired Australian-based artificial intelligence data extraction and analysis platform Sypht and the assets of KwikTag, an invoice automation company, Paymerang announced Tuesday. Paymerang acquired both from Tempe, Arizona-based tech firm enChoice Inc. Terms of the deals were not disclosed and the acquisitions wer[...]
German manufacturer to add 100+ jobs in Chesterfield
Germany-based Weidmüller Group will invest $16.4 million to expand its operations in Chesterfield County, creating more than 100 full-time jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Weidmüller Group provides smart industrial connectivity products and solutions that connect and automate electrical power and signaling for components, machines and installations worldwide. It will increase its eng[...]
Chesterfield distribution center sells for $37.5M
A distribution center in Chesterfield County‘s Meadowville Technology Park sold for $37.5 million in mid-March, according to county property records. Located at 1400 Digital Drive in Chester, the 353,044-square-foot distribution center is fully leased to one tenant — CCBCC Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. — according to a Cushman & […]
Chesterfield County kicks off $210M mixed-use project
Chesterfield County officials began demolition Tuesday of the former Best Products Co. Inc. building in the Spring Rock Green shopping center to clear the way for the $210 million first phase of the Springline at District 60 mixed-use development. The 42-acre first phase of the project, located on Midlothian Turnpike off Chippenham Parkway, includes a […]
Four Richmond-area distribution centers sell for $105.6M
A joint venture between Glen Allen-based Lingerfelt and Swiss private investment firm Partners Group bought three Chesterfield County distribution centers and one Hanover County facility for $105.6 million, Lingerfelt announced Friday. The four multi-tenant facilities are 100% leased to 18 tenants and total 1.16 million square feet. The properties were developed between 2000 and 2003. […]
Lingerfelt buys Chesterfield land to build luxury apartments
Glen Allen-based Lingerfelt Development LLC, a real estate investment management firm, has purchased about 4.5 acres of land in Chesterfield County from Hospitality VII Inc. with plans to build a luxury apartment community. The land is located at 2407 W. Hundred Road in Chesterfield, between U.S. 1 and Interstate 95. The $1.9 million sale comes […]
Construction starts on 288 Lofts in Midlothian
Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has started construction on 288 Lofts, a $28 million, 160-unit apartment community in Chesterfield County‘s Midlothian area. The first apartments are expected to be completed in fall 2023. Located at 400 Katrina Court on about 11 acres at the northeast corner of State Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike, 288 Lofts […]