February activity signals busy spring for NoVa home sales
The pace and price of home sales in Northern Virginia likely signal a busy spring for the real estate sector, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). In a news release, the association states the average February sale price was 100.2% of the listing price. The total dollar volume of the region in […]
W.M. Jordan Co. promotes two Richmond execs
Newport News-based construction firm W.M. Jordan Co. recently promoted two executives in its Richmond division. K. Brooks Ballance has assumed the role of vice president of the Richmond division; William “Bill” L. Lucas Jr. has been promoted to director of estimating for Richmond. Ballance joined the company as a project manager in 1999; he is […]
Fairfax County senior living community begins $56.5M renovation
Fairfax County senior living community The Virginian has begun a $56.5 million renovation, aimed to be completed in phases through June 2022. The renovated seven-story, 367,000-square-foot building will include four wings featuring 155 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living apartments and 38 memory care residences. The Virginian also includes long-term nursing and skilled nursing care. [...]
Commonwealth Commercial Partners announces promotion, hires
Richmond-based commercial real estate firm Commonwealth Commercial Partners has announced one promotion and two new hires. Thomas Hatcher has been promoted to managing director of asset management; Hunter Huber has been hired as managing director of Virginia; and F. Gresham “Gresh” Wall III has been hired as managing director of Hampton Roads. Hatcher joined the […]
Chesapeake industrial property sells for $2.9M
2280 Steppingstone LLC has purchased two 12,000-square foot office/warehouse condo buildings from Chesapeake Land Co. LLC for $2.88 million in Chesapeake. The buildings are located at 2278-2280 Steppingstone Square. Geoff Poston of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the purchaser. Subscribe to Virginia Business. Get our daily e-newsletter.
Virginia Beach medical office building sells for $2.7M
Virginia Beach-based Gwynn-Reed Enterprises LLC has purchased a 10,036-square-foot medical office building on 1.84 acres in Virginia Beach for $2.65 million. The property is located at 1817 Republic Road. Gwynn-Reed purchased the property from Virginia Beach-based Vitruvian Property Group LLC. S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.‘s Chris Zarpas and Chris Devine represented the seller. Subscribe to Virgin[...]
Hampton industrial property sells for $1.7M
G & V LLC has purchased a 44,76-square-foot industrial building situated on 3.71 acres in Hampton for $1.74 million to open a manufacturing operation. The property is located at 315 E. Street. Clay Culbreth of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the purchaser; Robert L. Phillips, Jr., also with […]
Portsmouth apartment property sells for $1M
Portsmouth property management company Doud Realty Services Inc. has purchased the Edison Apartments in Portsmouth for $1 million as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The 16-unit multifamily property is located at 219-249 Edison Ave. Clark Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Capital Markets Group handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller, […]
CoStar Group expands presence in Richmond
Commercial real estate information and analytics company CoStar Group Inc. announced Tuesday it has subleased an additional 51,000-square-foot office space in Richmond. More than 200 staff members are expected to be based on the ninth, 10th and 11th floors of the Riverfront Plaza East Tower at 951 East Byrd Street, less than a mile from […]
Arlington intends to extend ground leases for Courthouse Plaza
Arlington County and developer JBG Smith have entered into a letter of intent to restructure three ground leases that JBG Smith holds on government-owned land for a multiplex movie theater at 2100/2200 Clarendon Boulevard and office space at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard. While the county owns the land, JBG Smith owns the buildings. The letter of […]
Chesapeake office building sells for $7.5M
Virginia Beach-based property management company The Runnymede Corp. purchased Chesapeake office building Crossways Commerce Center IV for $7.5 million on Feb. 8. Located at 1408 Stephanie Way, the 51,209-square-foot building was purchased from Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment company DSC Partners. The flex building is 91% occupied by Leidos Holdings Inc. and 9% occupied by […]
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 […]