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Jan 11, 2022

Ore. vacation rental company buys two Va. Beach businesses

Portland, Oregon-based vacation rental management company Vacasa announced Monday it had acquired two Virginia Beach companies: Sandbridge Realty and Beach Pros Realty. Vacasa did not disclose financial details of the transactions. The acquisitions mark Vacasa’s entry into Virginia. “Virginia Beach is a highly sought-after East Coast vacation spot. …The homes managed by Sandbridge Realty[...]

Jan 11, 2022

Calif. aerospace company proposes Accomack County facility

Accomack County is a finalist for a proposed Rocket Lab USA Inc. facility, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. If the county is selected, Long Beach, California-based aerospace company Rocket Lab would develop a facility to support part production, assembly, integration and test operations to support the launch of its Neutron launch vehicle from the NASA […]

Jan 10, 2022

White Marsh Shopping Center sells for $4.1M

White Marsh Shopping Center in Gloucester County has sold for $4.1 million to Nexus Capital LLC. The seller of the property was White Marsh Properties LLC, which was the owner for more than 40 years. The shopping center, first developed in 1961, has 110,029 square feet, which includes 15,046 square feet of mini storage units […]

Jan 7, 2022

Va. Beach vacation company acquired by Calif. company

Mill Valley, California-based Vacatia Inc. has acquired Virginia Beach-based hospitality and vacation ownership company VSA Resorts, the timeshare owner and property management services provider announced Jan. 3. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. VSA owns three Virginia Beach properties: Ocean Key Resort, Atrium Resort and Ocean Sands Resort. The company also manages wholly-[...]

Jan 4, 2022

Chesapeake-based Yupo names new CEO

Chesapeake-based synthetic paper manufacturer Yupo Corp. America has named Byron E. Bassett as its new president and CEO. Bassett joins Yupo from North Carolina-based Precision Fabrics Group Inc., where he served as corporate vice president. Bassett replaces Andre Fischbach, who had been in the top spot since 2016. “Byron is a recognized business leader with […]

Dec 28, 2021

Suffolk industrial park sells for $10.3M

Flint Acquisitions LLC bought the 275-acre Waverton Commerce Park, which includes two industrial buildings, in Suffolk for $10.3 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Flint purchased the property along Carolina Road from Waverton Associates Inc. and will rebrand the industrial park as Coastal Logistics Center. The buildings total 27,000 square feet. William C. […]

Dec 28, 2021

Franklin Johnston Group plans Va. Beach apartments

The Franklin Johnston Group, based in Virginia Beach, has purchased a 37,500-square-foot industrial building in Virginia Beach with plans to redevelop it into apartments. The building, which sits on 9.44 acres at 925 S. Military Highway, was sold by Wildwood Park LLC for $4.75 million. Robert M. Thornton of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented […]

Dec 27, 2021

Va. Beach office building sells for $4.25M

A Virginia Beach office building has sold for $4.25 million to Sharanya Ventures LLC, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Located at 3704 Pacific Ave., at the Oceanfront, the 11,967-square-foot building, which is 100% leased, was sold by York Street Suites Inc. The three-story building was built in 2003 and sits on about half […]

Dec 21, 2021

Homes inventory declined sharply last month in Va.

Virginia’s inventory of homes continues to decline, but buyer demand remains high, according to a report released Tuesday by Virginia Realtors. At the end of November, there were 16,242 active listings across the commonwealth, nearly 25% fewer than the same time last year. The rate of decline in homes on the market slowed down over […]

Dec 20, 2021

EVMS, ODU and Sentara sign health center agreement

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University and Sentara Healthcare entered into a memorandum of understanding Friday to work toward a collaborative academic health center. Officials from each institution will cooperate to improve health care disparities in Hampton Roads and to seek more consistent funding of EVMS from public and private sources, leaders said at […]

Dec 10, 2021

ODU hires new CFO, VP for admin and finance

Old Dominion University has hired Chad A. Reed as the university’s vice president for administration and finance and its chief financial officer, the university announced Friday. Reed, who serves in the same role at Radford University, will start at ODU on March 10. He will be part of ODU President Brian O. Hemphill’s senior leadership […]

Dec 9, 2021

Investment group acquires self-storage complex in Va. Beach

Norfolk-based Cohen Investment Group, a commercial real estate investment company, has acquired Castleton Commerce Center, a 390,380-square-foot self-storage complex in Virginia Beach, from Prime Storage. The complex, at 2424 Castleton Commerce Way, is one of 11 storage properties Cohen Investment Group acquired through five acquisitions this year, according to Eastern Union, which secured $58.15 [...]

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