Fed’s Fifth District economy sees mild expansion
Economic activity in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District (a multistate region including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland) expanded mildly in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, released Wednesday. Published eight times per year, the Beige Book is based on anecdotal information about economic conditions gathere[...]
Suffolk industrial property sells for $7.5M
An industrial warehouse building in Suffolk has a new owner. American Industrial purchased the 256,800-square-foot industrial warehouse building on 11.6 acres from Nansemond Cold Storage for $7.5 million, according to a Dec. 29, 2023, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer news release. American Industrial will upgrade and improve the property, which is located at 115 Dill […]
Breeden Construction completes Newport News apts.
Richmond-based Breeden Construction has finished work on the Lift & Rise on Jefferson, a community with 81 townhomes and garden-style apartments in Newport News. The $18.5 million project, done for the Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority and Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based developer, started in June 2021 with cleanup and preparation of land on Jefferson Avenue […]
Marwaha adds Petersburg apartments to portfolio
Henrico County-based real estate investment and management company Marwaha Investments purchased a 34-unit apartment building across the street from its other properties in Petersburg and intends to rebrand it as part of Dunlop Street Lofts. The nearly 35,000-square-foot building, located at 310 N. Dunlop St., has apartments between 600 and 1,000 square feet. Marwaha, which […]
Three Norfolk retail buildings sell for $3.3M
Three retail buildings on a portion of a site used for commercial auto sales and service in Norfolk sold for $3.3 million on Dec. 22, 2023. Michael Sifen Inc. purchased an approximately 5.39-acre portion of 7520 N. Military Highway from Freedom Industrial. The site includes a roughly 30,188-square-foot building, a two-story, roughly 3,030-square-foot building, and […]
Virginia Beach retail building sells for $5.5M
A retail building in Virginia Beach sold for $5.5 million on Dec. 18, 2023. Located at 5169 Virginia Beach Blvd., the freestanding retail building is 59,162 square feet, and the plot of land is almost 136,999 square feet, according to city property records. The current tenant is a Havertys Furniture store. 5169 VB BLVD LLC […]
8-story office building in Fairfax County sells for $9.5M
An eight-story office building in Fairfax County sold for $9.5 million on Dec. 19, 2023. Located at 4035 Ridge Top Road, the Crown Ridge at Fair Oaks is a 194,699-square-foot Class A office building near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Interstate 66. The previous owner recently completed a $1.1 million upgrade, including a […]
Bon Secours tops off new Suffolk hospital
Bon Secours held a topping-out ceremony Thursday for its $80 million, 98,000-square-foot hospital, Harbour View Medical Center, in Suffolk, expected to be completed in 2025. The surgically focused hospital will have 18 medical/surgical beds and four operating rooms and serve as an extension of the services offered on the campus, which currently has an emergency […]
Roanoke apartment complex sells for $7.25M
Mount Pleasant Villas apartments, a 90-unit community in Roanoke, has changed hands. Raleigh, North Carolina-based Sweetbay Capital, a real estate private equity firm, acquired the apartment complex from JC Capital Rutrough for $7.25 million in early December, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. It’s the company’s third acquisition in Roanoke. Clay Taylor from Cushman […[...]
Henrico greenlights $450M live-work-play community
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12 greenlit Kinsale Center, a massive redevelopment project in the Willow Lawn area from insurance company Kinsale Capital Group and Richmond-based Marchetti Development. The $450 million mixed-use development is expected to bring nearly 700 residences, an eight-story “high end” hotel, 32,300 square feet of retail and 345,000 […]
Riddle Associates names new president
Riddle Associates, a Chesapeake-based commercial industrial real estate brokerage, promoted Lindsey Riddle Elliott to president and principal broker in November, the brokerage announced Wednesday. Elliott formerly served as executive vice president and has been with Riddle for 15 years. She replaces her father, Robert L. Riddle, who founded the firm in 1988 and is now […]
Chesterfield shopping center sells for $4.8M
The Corner Shops at Chesterfield Towne Center has a new owner. Midlothian Pike Investments sold the 8,120-square-foot retail center for $4.8 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Nov. 22. 1834 East 4 Street LLC purchased the shopping center, located at 11530 Midlothian Turnpike, as an investment as part of a 1031 […]