Richmond loft apartment community sells for $14.8M
A 70-unit apartment community in Richmond’s Manchester neighborhood sold for $14.8 million May 12. Putnam Mill LLC, an entity connected to First Priority Management of Washington, D.C., purchased The Mill at Manchester Lofts, a former paper mill and warehouse that now consists of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom loft style apartments at 815 Perry St. […]
Hampton Roads housing inventory rises, listings still low
Residential inventory in Hampton Roads has risen slightly from last year, although active listings remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to April data from the Real Estate Information Network Inc. (REIN). Active listings in April were down 0.97% year-over-year from the 3,187 listings that REIN recorded in April 2022. Pending sales stood at 2,363, down 21% […]
Henrico strip mall, industrial buildings sell for $7.25M
Fernau LeBlanc Investment Partners has sold Wistar Center, a three-building flex industrial and retail portfolio, in Henrico County, to Prudent Growth Partners LLC for $7.25 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced. The portfolio, at 8101-8157 Staples Mill Road, consists of approximately 49,092 total square feet, including a 20,436-square-foot Class A reta[...]
Divaris restructures C-suite, names new execs
Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate announced Thursday that it is restructuring its top leadership amid growth following recent acquisitions and partnerships. David Sutliff, who has worked as an adviser to the company for 12 years, is the new chief financial officer. Tony Divaris, who was previously the company’s international controller and CFO, has been promoted […]
Va. spring housing market has slow start
Virginia’s residential real estate market is off to a slow start this spring. Virginia home sales in March dropped 24% from March 2022, marking the 16th consecutive month of declining sales, and the median sales price dropped year-over-year for the first time in seven years, according to a Virginia Realtors report released Thursday. Virginia home […]
Chesapeake industrial building goes for $1.4M
AG Wraps Inc. has purchased a 11,200-square-foot industrial building in Chesapeake for $1.4 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. The building, at 913 Business Park Drive, is on 1.05 acres, and it was purchased from Allen V. Alewine. The company installs short- and long-term vinyl graphics for vehicles and has other locations in […]
Chesterfield business center building sells for $1.36M
Six Bees II LLC has purchased a 10,680-square-foot office and warehouse building in Chesterfield County’s Branchway Business Center for $1.36 million. Six Bees II, which is affiliated with CK Bosworth Construction, purchased the building from 1321 Business Center Drive LLC, and the company will occupy half of the building to accommodate its growing commercial construction […]
$35.8M Newport News affordable housing redevelopment begins
The BLVD Group has acquired and started renovations on the Aqua Vista Apartments in Newport News, the Los Angeles- and Dallas-based company announced Tuesday. BLVD expects development costs, including the property purchase and “soft costs” like engineering and design, to total more than $35.8 million. A BLVD-affiliated limited partnership, Aqua Vista LP, bought the property […]
Bowman acquires Maryland engineering firm
Reston-based Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has acquired Rockville, Maryland-based Richter & Associates, a dry utility infrastructure engineering firm, the company announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Richter has 28 employees. The company works with private and public clients as well as utilities to design, develop and implement natural gas, electric and telecommunications [&[...]
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 […]
Chesterfield distribution center sells for $37.5M
A distribution center in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park sold for $37.5 million in mid-March, according to county property records. Located at 1400 Digital Drive in Chester, the 353,044-square-foot distribution center is fully leased to one tenant — CCBCC Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. — according to a Cushman & […]
Hurt & Proffitt acquires Gretna civil engineering firm
Lynchburg-based civil engineering firm Hurt & Proffitt (H&P) has acquired Gretna-based Reynolds-Clark Development, according to a news release. H&P Chief Financial Officer Matthew Leslie declined to disclose the value of the deal. The company has added Reynolds-Clark’s five employees to its workforce, bringing its total personnel to about 150. Reynolds-Clark will be now be known [...]