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Real Estate 2025: LAFAYETTE, LAURA D.
Between her leadership positions with the Richmond Association of Realtors and the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service, Lafayette serves more than 6,800 Realtors in Central Virginia. In May, her MLS launched a data share agreement with Bright MLS, allowing subscribers to search current and historical property listing information. While the Central Virginia system covers […]
Real Estate 2025: GANNON, MATTHEW
Gannon joined Colliers International as executive managing director and Washington, D.C., market leader in 2019, taking on responsibility for the strategic direction and performance of the firm’s offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland. He also leads the company’s national agency leasing platform, having served in a similar role at Paramount Group before moving [&he[...]
Real Estate 2025: ROGERS, LOUIS J.
Since Rogers founded Capital Square in 2012, the real estate investment company has completed more than $7.9 billion in transaction volume and grown from handling mainly Delaware Statutory Trust 1031 Exchange offerings to launching a real estate investment trust and developing and operating multifamily properties across the nation. In 2022, Rogers’ son-in-law, Whitson Huffman, was […]
Real Estate 2025: GUILLOT, JASON
Guillot is a commercial real estate developer focused on mixed-use projects with Class A office, retail and multifamily. He joined Thalhimer in 2007 as an office broker and developer, and he led the redevelopment of the former Westhampton Theater in Richmond into the Westhampton on Grove retail complex. He’s now involved in larger developments, including […]
Real Estate 2025: LAWSON, STEVE
Lawson has been chairman of his family’s 53-year-old real estate company since 2016. Previously, he served as president for 17 years. A third-generation builder and developer, Lawson has long been an advocate for equitable and affordable housing, testifying before Congress and using his leadership positions with the National Association of Home Builders to raise awareness. […]
Chesapeake approves 130+ condo development
Chesapeake City Council last week approved a rezoning request that will allow for the construction of up to 137 condo-style units.
Avalon Townhomes in Hampton sell for $26.5M
Real estate investment and development companies Rock Creek Property Group and Two Rivers Realty Partners announced last week that they acquired a 182-unit townhome rental community in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton for $26.5 million.
Chase City to turn old school into apartments
After years of debate, Chase City has approved plans to convert the long-shuttered Robert E. Lee school into 25 apartments led by Echelon Resources.
60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance — finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]
A second act for Roanoke’s Walker Machine and Foundry
Standing within hollering distance of the Roanoke River, Gregory Kaknes points toward an empty, 10,000-square-foot building. “That’s the bar and grill,” he says. He turns the other direction and motions toward a large expanse of land covered in concrete. “The apartments are over there. … There’s where we’ll have outdoor music, pickleball courts, beach volleyball.” [&hel[...]
Breeden regional director retires after 28 years
After nearly three decades at The Breeden Co., Debbie Gordon retired Friday, according to an announcement from the Virginia Beach real estate development and property management company. Gordon, regional director of Breeden’s multifamily property management division, joined the company in 1997. Under Gordon’s leadership, the company successfully reached the break-even occupancy rate fo[...]
Riverdale project moves forward in Roanoke
Work on the $50 million-plus Riverdale mixed-use redevelopment planned for more than 126 acres on the sprawling former campus of American Viscose, a rayon plant that closed in the late 1950s, is moving right along. Developer Ed Walker shared a lengthy written update on the project Jan. 24 that included a rendering of a 267-unit […]
