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Feb 7, 2025

NoVa could feel pain if Trump cuts federal office space

Northern Virginia is sure to weather aftershocks if the Trump administration moves forward with plans to shutter half of the properties owned and leased by the federal government. “We’ll see some strong reverberations,” said David Tarter, executive director for the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship and the master’s in real estate development program at George […]

Jan 3, 2025

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 […]

Nov 1, 2024

CoStar makes deal to move into Arlington HQ in early 2025

CoStar Group is accelerating its headquarters move from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, thanks to a deal with a tenant in the headquarters building that included a $48 million early termination fee. The global real estate data and analytics company, best known for its Apartments.com and Homes.com marketplaces, announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters […]

Aug 29, 2024

Watch this space

To understand office vacancy rates in Northern Virginia, Art Greenberg, the Washington, D.C.-based vice chairman for tenant advisory firm Savills Inc., employs the turkey sandwich test. In short, he explains, today’s workers want an office building where they can walk a block or two and find a half-dozen places to get a turkey sandwich for […]

Oct 30, 2023

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 [...]

Washington, D.C.-based Community Three Development is adapting these 1980s office buildings in Alexandria into Tide Lock, a luxury multifamily community. Photo by Shannon Ayres
Aug 30, 2023

Serving a repurpose

In Alexandria‘s Old Town North, a collection of three brick office buildings built in the 1980s is being transformed into Tide Lock, a community of 234 luxury apartments and condominiums featuring Potomac River views and space for retail and a nonprofit music school.  And last summer in the city’s Alexandria West neighborhood, tenants began moving […]

A view of Met Park, the first phase of Amazon.com Inc.'s HQ2. Photo courtesy Amazon
May 26, 2023

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 […]

A view of Met Park, the first phase of Amazon.com Inc.'s HQ2. Photo courtesy Amazon
May 22, 2023

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, […]

2211 S. Military Highway in Chesapeake. Photo courtesy Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
May 19, 2023

Two retail, office buildings in Chesapeake sell for $3.1M

Two buildings with retail and coworking spaces on South Military Highway in Chesapeake have sold for $3.1 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. The 38,800-square-foot and 10,000-square-foot buildings sit on 4.7 acres at 2211 S. Military Highway. The property’s 31 tenants include Amazon.com Inc., FedEx Corp., U-Haul and Laundry Land. Advisory Investments LLC […[...]

Jun 6, 2022

CBRE moving NoVa office to The Boro in Tysons

CBRE Group Inc. has signed a lease for 24,108 square feet at The Boro tower in Tysons, the firm announced June 1. In the first quarter of 2023, CBRE will move its Northern Virginia office from International Drive in Tysons to occupy the entire 11th floor of The Boro, at 8350 Broad St. The new […]

Jun 3, 2022

Henrico assisted living facility to become affordable housing

Construction started this week on a $23 million project that will create 86 units of affordable housing in eastern Henrico County, Virginia Supportive Housing announced. Formerly an assisted living facility, Cool Lanes Commons, on the border of Richmond and Henrico, will create 80 one-bedroom apartments and six studio apartments for homeless and low-income people in […]

Jun 3, 2022

Richmond office building sells for $4.9M

A 13,288-square-foot office building in Richmond sold for $4.9 million, One South Commercial announced Thursday. Located at 4015 Fitzhugh Ave., the two-story building was built in 1954. The architecture firm 3North leases the building, which used to serve as the Boy Scouts of America headquarters. VA Wood Properties LLC bought the property from 1501WW LLC. […]

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