Surf’s up for Chesterfield’s The Lake
It took a lot to make The Lake happen. Developer Brett Burkhart had to nail down $323 million in financing, obtain a slew of permits and get Chesterfield County to offer performance grants or tax rebates. That took seven years, but he finally got it done, and clearing is underway on the 105-acre site on […]
Chesterfield Carvana facility opens with 240 employees
Fortune 500 used car online retailer Carvana Co. is more than halfway to its 400-employee hiring goal for its $25 million, 191,000-square-foot Chesterfield County inspection center, General Manager Robert Sheets said Wednesday at the center’s ribbon cutting. Carvana has hired 240 employees and expects to reach 400 workers when it begins full production later this […]
Va. officials woo chip manufacturers
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and state and local economic development officials are vying to attract semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities to four Virginia industrial sites as the commonwealth gears up to fight for a piece of the financial pie from sweeping federal legislation that promises to ramp up chip production in the U.S. Representatives of Chesterfield, […]
Chesterfield medical office building sells for $12M
A medical office building in Chesterfield County sold for $12.25 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced March 23. Located at 7300 Ashlake Parkway, the 27,606-square-foot property is 100% leased to four tenants: Vital Care Family Practice, LabCorp, James River Cardiology and Absolute Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center. Nashville, Tennessee-based Montecito Medical Real Estate bough[...]
250 acres on Richmond-Chesterfield border for sale at $79M
The director of Chesterfield County’s economic development office says a “major midtown development” could result from the sale of nearly 250 acres of undeveloped property in the county and the city of Richmond. The two pieces of land are now on the market for $30 million and $49 million, according to S.L. Nusbaum Realty, which […]
28 acres in Chesterfield sells for $4.233M
About 28 acres of land in Chesterfield County sold for $4.233 million on Sept. 16, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Thursday. The land is located at Hull Street Road and Route 288. Rebkee Partners and affiliates purchased the acreage from 360 Capital Partners. David M. Smith of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the […]
Chesterfield EDA eyes mixed-use project at Spring Rock Green
The Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority has proposed purchasing Spring Rock Green — a 42-acre property on the northwest corner of Midlothian Turnpike, near Chippenham Parkway — for $16 million to create a mixed-use development. The property is located between the Stonebridge Shopping Center and The Boulder’s Office Park. The first phase of the project […]
Central Virginia home lot sales surged 33% in Q4 2020
Henrico-based real estate researcher Integra Realty Resources announced this week that Central Virginia saw a surge of home activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, with lot sales increasing by 33% and permitting activity increasing by 39%. In this time frame, 1,430 building permits were issued for construction and 1,432 vacant lots were sold. Integra […]
Manufacturing/logistics building coming to Meadowville Technology Park
A newly announced 353,044-square-foot manufacturing and industrial facility will be the first spec building constructed at Meadowville Technology Park, which is owned by the Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority. The project is being developed by Columbia, South Carolina-based Red Rock Developments and Stamford, Connecticut-based Westport Capital Partners LLC. It is Red Rock’s f[...]
Chester strip mall sold for $6M
Chester’s The Shoppes at River Forest, a 30,720-square-foot strip mall anchored by a Wal-Mart, was purchased on Feb. 26 for $6 million. Raleigh, North Carolina-based PGP River Forest purchased the property from Bogese Cos., a Richmond-based real estate development group. At the time of the sale, the center was 82% leased to tenants that include […]
Ministry buys Chesterfield building for $1.2M
Chesterfield County-based Mountain Movers Ministry has purchased a building near the intersection of Hull Street and Courthouse roads for $1.175 million. The ministry will relocate to 3300 Old Courthouse Road and occupy the entirety of the 8,942-square-foot building. The property is situated on 7 acres. Gray Bryant, an associate with Colliers International Virginia, represented the […]
Stockholders approve CarLotz merger
CarLotz Inc., the Chesterfield County-based consignment dealer of used cars, announced Friday that stockholders had given it the requisite approval to complete a proposed merger with Miami-based special purpose acquisition company Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. that is expected to close on Jan. 22. The merger is still subject to satisfaction of other conditions, including approval […]