S.L. Nusbaum names VP corporate brokerage, development
Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday it has hired Fenton Childers as vice president of corporate brokerage and development. With 35 years of experience, Childers was most recently real estate manager with The Kroger Co., where he managed its brokerage team. His experience has been focused on strategic planning, site selection, […]
Sentara Healthcare to merge with N.C. health system
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Wednesday it has signed a letter of intent to combine organizations with Greensboro, North Carolina-based Cone Health. Transaction details were not disclosed. Sentara President and CEO Howard P. Kern will oversee the combined organization, which will have about $11.5 billion in combined revenue. The corporate headquarters of each organization will remain [...]
TowneBank and CHKD buy Norfolk Southern Tower for $30M
UPDATED JULY 2 | Suffolk-based TowneBank and Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) have jointly purchased the 22-story Norfolk Southern Tower in downtown Norfolk from the Fortune 500 railroad corporation, which is in the process of migrating its corporate headquarters to Atlanta. The building sold for $30 million, according to city of Norfolk documentation […]
Norfolk apartment complex sells for $17M
The Brittany Place apartment complex in Norfolk has sold for $17 million, New York City-based commercial real estate company Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC announced late last week. Located at 6143 Edward Street, the complex includes 148 two-bedroom units. The Affordable Housing Corp. sold the property to 6143 Edward Street LLC in a transaction that closed […]
Sentara opens $93.5M Brock Cancer Center in Norfolk
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Friday it has opened the $93.5 million, 253,000-square-foot Sentara Brock Cancer Center, a patient treatment and care facility in Norfolk. The facility, which started construction in March 2018, opened to patients on June 1. It’s named for philanthropists Joan Brock and her late husband Macon. A three-time cancer survivor, Joan Brock […]
Port expansion project nears finish line
The Port of Virginia announced Monday that the final group of stacking cranes needed to complete the $375 million crane addition portion of expansions at both the Norfolk International Terminals and Virginia International Gateway arrived May 14. The offloading process began the next day, Friday, May 15, and continued through the weekend. During the past […]
Norfolk nonprofit awards $2M to small businesses to battle sea level rise
Norfolk-based nonprofit organization RISE announced Monday that up to $2 million will be allocated among five small businesses to advance the design of products to help coastal communities adapt to sea level rise and flooding. “Once again, RISE demonstrates the value of their unique model in providing economic development opportunities as solutions for Virginia to […]
ODU president retiring in 2021
Old Dominion University President John R. Broderick announced Monday that he will be retiring in summer 2021. ” I am proud of the many breakthroughs Old Dominion has achieved in the past 12 years, including more than $940 million in new or committed resources. I look forward to watching Old Dominion climb many more mountains, […]
Norfolk buys former Military Circle hotel for $2.4M
Less than a week after Norfolk announced its purchase of the Military Circle Shopping Mall for $11 million, the Norfolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) said Thursday it has also approved a plan for the city to purchase the former DoubleTree Hotel at Military Circle for $2.4 million. The hotel property was listed for sale for […]
Norfolk buys Military Circle Shopping Mall for $11M
The Norfolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced Friday it approved a plan for the city to purchase the Military Circle Shopping Mall for $11 million to redevelop the mall and surrounding area for mixed-use development. “The Military Circle corridor is the crossroads of the Hampton Roads region,” Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander said in a […]
The Breeden Co. starts construction on $70M waterfront apartment complex
Virginia Beach-based real estate developers The Breeden Co. began construction this week on a $70 million waterfront apartment complex in the Fort Norfolk area. The Lofts at Front Street will include a 258-unit, five-story apartment complex with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, an internal parking garage and a pedestrian walkway. Leasing will be available […]
TowneBank moving closer to Norfolk Southern Tower purchase
Suffolk-based TowneBank is moving closer to purchasing the 22-story Norfolk Southern Tower, reaching an agreement to purchase a nearby downtown Norfolk parking garage for $8.5 million. TowneBank hopes to close on the parking garage and the Norfolk Southern building this summer, TowneBank spokesperson Joel Rubin said Thursday. TowneBank’s headquarters will remain in Suffolk. No sales price [[...]