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Work begins on Stafford County industrial park
NorthPoint Development, a real estate operating company based in Kansas City, Missouri, broke ground in Stafford County on Tuesday on what’s being touted as the largest industrial park project along Interstate 95 from Washington, D.C., to Richmond. The Austin Ridge Logistics Center on Austin Ridge Drive in Stafford will include five to seven buildings, for […]
Roanoke developer pivots from office space to downtown park
Sometimes the best decision a builder can make is not to build. That’s the conclusion Lucas Thornton, managing partner at Hist:Re Partners in Roanoke, recently reached, although his plans for an office building may happen in the future. Thornton’s downtown mixed-use development, The Bower, was set to open by late June with 90 one- and […]
CoStar-WeWork dispute opens door for coworking competitors
One of the most disrupted sectors in Northern Virginia since the pandemic has been office space, as many white-collar workers work remote or hybrid schedules, leading to less demand. On top of that, in Arlington County’s Rosslyn corridor, WeWork clients have had to deal with the coworking company’s uncertain future. Although WeWork was set to […]
Top Five July 2024
1 | 39 Virginia companies make the 2024 Fortune 1000 Thirty-nine companies headquartered in Virginia are on Fortune magazine’s 70th annual Fortune 1000 list, with 24 Virginia companies again making the elite Fortune 500. (June 4) 2 | VDOT buys Owens & Minor’s Hanover headquarters for $33.5 million The Virginia Department of […]
Chesterfield County industrial properties sell for $9.85M
An industrial warehouse and about 11.6 adjoining acres in Chesterfield County were sold for $9.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced earlier in June. According to county property records, 2001 Bellwood Road LLC purchased an 85,549-square-foot warehouse at 2001 and 1911 Bellwood Road and an additional 11.6 acres at 8331 and 8411 Fort Darling […]
400-unit apartment complex sells for $84M in Norfolk
A 400-unit apartment community in Norfolk sold for $84 million, according to a late May news release from Croatan Investments. Originally built in 1991, the garden-style apartment community, Park Crescent, had 454,735 rentable square feet at the time of sale, according to Croatan. FPA Multifamily purchased the property from a joint venture of Croatan and […]
40 acres in Spotsylvania sell for $6.36M
Close to 40 acres in Spotsylvania County sold for $6.36 million, according to a May 29 news release from Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. WorkSpace Property Group purchased 39.8 acres at 0 Northeast Drive from Cosner Industrial Park for future industrial development. WorkSpace Property Group is registered to an address in Great Falls. According to […]
Vanguard Landing apartments under construction in Va. Beach
Vanguard Landing, an “intentional community” specifically designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is under construction in Virginia Beach. Developers broke ground on the first phase in April and started construction in earnest in May. The mixed-use community, which claims to be the first of its kind in Virginia, will eventually have housing for […]
Arlington apartment tower sells for $48.5M
A 162-unit high-rise apartment property in Arlington County has changed hands. Fortis Cos., a Washington, D.C.-based real estate development and investment company, acquired Marlowe Apartments from Equity Residential for $48.5 million, according to Berkadia, a commercial real estate services and mortgage firm, and Arlington County property records. The 162-unit property located at 400 15th St. [&h[...]
VDOT buys Owens & Minor’s Hanover HQ for $33.5M
The Virginia Department of Transportation has purchased the Mechanicsville headquarters of Owens & Minor for $33.5 million, with plans to move the state agency’s central office there in summer 2025. Much of VDOT’s staff will move from the Annex building at 1401 E. Broad St. into the new building at 9120 Lockwood Blvd. in Hanover […]
This iconic, round office building in Richmond’s Museum District sold for $1.2M
One of Richmond’s most Instagram-worthy buildings has sold for $1.2 million. Located on the corner of Thompson Street and Floyd Avenue in the Museum District, the 1950s-era, circular building previously served as headquarters for Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market, a local organic grocer. The building sold on April 23 but Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced […]
The Lake takes shape in Chesterfield
The first wave of commercial tenants is coming to The Lake, a long-planned, 105-acre mixed-use development that’s slated to bring a surf park to western Chesterfield County. The Lake’s centerpiece will be a 13-acre artificial lake with a tow cable. It’s expected to be ready by summer 2025 for wakeboarding, kayaking, standup paddle boarding and […]
