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Kastle takes majority stake in Mich. security business
Kastle Systems, a Falls Church security solutions company, has taken a majority stake in i2G Systems, a Michigan-based electronic security service provider firm. Kastle did not clarify the amount of the investment. “Kastle’s strategic investment in i2G — a majority stake — is the largest investment in our company’s 50-year history,” Kastle CEO Haniel Lynn […]
Herndon office building portfolio sells for $51M
A portfolio of four office buildings in Herndon sold for $51 million, Finmarc Management announced Thursday. Dubbed Dulles Corner, the four buildings comprise nearly 620,000 square feet of Class A office space. Located at the intersection of Dulles Toll Road and Virginia Route 28, the properties are: 2411 Dulles Corner Park, an eight-story, nearly 180,000-square-foot […]
Four office buildings in Centreville sell for $39M
A portfolio composed of four office buildings in Centreville sold for $39.36 million, the buyer announced Monday. Located at 5860, 5870, 5875 and 5885 Trinity Parkway, the four buildings have almost 500,000 square feet of Class A commercial office space. Two six-story buildings, 5860 and 5870 Trinity Parkway, have nearly 152,000 square feet each. The […]
Fix-it shop
Since becoming Arlington County’s economic development director in November 2022, Ryan Touhill’s most pressing challenge has been sharply delineated: The county’s office vacancy rate has hit 23.7%, nearly twice the national rate of 13.1%, a record high itself, according to the National Association of Realtors. Like other localities, Arlington is coping with multiple factors that [...]
2,000 Amazon employees move into HQ2 during first week
About 2,000 employees moved into the first open tower at Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington this week. Floors 1-14 of Merlin, one of Amazon’s two 22-story office towers in Metropolitan Park, the first phase of HQ2, opened Monday. The tech giant anticipates opening the remaining floors in phases, likely two […]
Amazon begins HQ2 move-in
Amazon.com Inc. is moving more than 8,000 employees into the first phase of HQ2, its $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington’s emerging National Landing area, this week. The e-tailer plans to officially open HQ2’s first phase, Metropolitan Park (Met Park), in June and to complete its move-in by the end of the summer. However, […]
Construction begins on $135M Loudoun biz park’s first phase
Construction has started on the first four buildings in an approximately $135 million, 10-building business community in Dulles, project owner-developer St. John Properties Inc. of Baltimore announced Wednesday. The project, Arcola Center, will be a 34-acre business park at the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and Dulles West Boulevard with eight flex/research and development buildings [&hel[...]
Retail/office collection in Richmond sells for $6.3M
A combined 15,994 square feet of retail and office buildings in Richmond’s West End area sold for $6.3 million in late March, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. The buildings are located at the corner of Grove and Granite avenues, at addresses 5701-5707 Grove Ave. and 124 Granite Ave. About half of the buildings […]
Former EAB buildings in Henrico sell for $5.35M
A Richmond-based real estate company has purchased three office buildings in western Henrico County for $5.35 million, Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Monday. Formerly the headquarters of education research company EAB, the buildings are located at 1910, 1920 and 1950 E. Parham Drive. Marwaha Property Management, doing business as Marwaha Business Park LLC, purchased the […]
Kingstowne office buildings sell for $13M
Two office buildings in the Kingstowne area of Fairfax County have sold for $12.9 million, Avison Young announced last week. Melrose Solomon Enterprises purchased two office buildings at 5901 Village Parkway and 5695 King Centre Drive from The Halle Cos., based in Maryland. The larger property, 5695 Kings Centre Drive, is three stories, and was […]
