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Volkswagen Group of America deepens its Fairfax roots
Automobile manufacturing giant Volkswagen Group of America Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG) announced Tuesday it has chosen to keep its headquarters in Fairfax County — signing a 20-year lease agreement in Reston Town Center. Volkswagen’s North American headquarters has been located in Fairfax County since 2007. It will be the anchor tenant in […]
Virginia Realtors turns 100
This month, Virginia Realtors will be 100 years old, marking its anniversary as a centenarian while the residential real estate market in Virginia continues to climb despite the pandemic. Founded on Oct. 22, 1920, Virginia Realtors has become one of the largest trade associations in the state, representing 35,000 members in the residential and commercial real […]
Falls Church office building sells for $87.5M
An office building in Falls Church sold for $87.5 million, commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announced Tuesday. Located at 3170 and 3180 Fairview Park Drive, the 284,333-square-foot property is 98% leased, with tenants including General Dynamics Information Technology, Capital Caring Health, Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund and Balfour Beatty. “D[...]
Va. makes $12M extra CARES funding available for rent, mortgage relief
An additional $12 million in federal CARES Act funding will be directed to Virginia’s Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP) due to high demand for financial assistance with mortgages and rent payments. First launched in June with $50 million in federal CARES Act funding, the program provides financial assistance through a one-time payment with the […]
Hourigan names CFO, general counsel
Richmond-based commercial construction and development firm Hourigan announced Friday it has hired David Ryan as chief financial officer and Kelley Holland as general counsel. Ryan most recently served as vice president for corporate strategy and investor relations at chemical company Albemarle Corp. With nearly 30 years of experience, he has also served in leadership roles […]
Henrico office building sells for $1.1M
A 17,112-square-foot office building in Henrico County sold for $1.1 million, commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced last week. Located at 2120 Staples Mill Road, the building was constructed in 1974 and sits on 0.73 acres. The building was vacant at the time of the sale, and the new owners plan on […]
Former Salvation Army thrift store sells for $2.4M in Chesterfield
A 15,600-square-foot commercial building in Midlothian sold for $2.4 million, Glen Allen-based commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm Taylor Long Properties announced last week. Located at 11000 Midlothian Turnpike in North Chesterfield, 11000 Midlothian Turnpike LLC purchased the building from The Salvation Army. The buyer was in effect East Coast Appliance (a Virginia-based applian[...]
Capital Square hires managing director, institutional fundraising head
Henrico County-based real estate investment company Capital Square announced Monday it has hired Bernard R. “Ben” Vonderhaar as managing director and head of institutional fundraising. Vonderhaar was most recently the managing director of fundraising at BlackGold Capital Management LP and has also served as managing director and head of the endowment and foundation, health care […]
Office building in Henrico County sells for $5.85M
An office building in Henrico County has sold for $5.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. Located at 4461 Cox Rd. in the Innsbrook Corporate Center, the 70,000-square-foot office building was approximately 50% occupied at the time of the sale, with printing software company TriMech as the main tenant, says Evan M. Magrill […]
Norfolk inn sells for $1.65M
The Americas Best Value Inn Norfolk has sold for $1.65 million, commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced Friday. Built in 1959, the 62-room property sits on a one-acre lot at 1850 E. Little Creek Rd. in Norfolk. Maharishi Dayanand Investment Inc. sold the property to Parmeshwari LLC through a 1031 exchange, which […]
State rent, mortgage relief program expands to aid landlords
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday the expansion of the state’s Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP) to include financial assistance for landlords. The RMRP was launched in late June with $50 million in federal CARES Act funding to assist households facing eviction or foreclosure due to COVID-19. Landlords can now apply to receive financial assistance […]
Arlington’s Rosslyn City Center getting $35M renovation
A $35 million renovation project at Rosslyn City Center in Arlington will transform an 84,000-square foot space into a place for all-day dining, working and socializing, real estate lender American Real Estate Partners (AREP) announced Wednesday. AREP will complete the renovation at 1700 N. Moore St., where DMK Restaurants co-founder David Morton and his partner […]
