NoVa, Hampton Roads home sales rise in July
Home sales in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads rose year-over-year in July, while inventory as measured by active listings rose year-over-year and month-over-month for both. Both regions also saw median sales prices rise from the previous year but drop from June prices. Northern Virginia July home sales in Northern Virginia rose 13.5% from July 2023 […]
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 […]
Former Northrop Grumman CEO’s mansion sells for $9.95M
Former Northrop Grumman Chairman and CEO Wes Bush and his wife, Natalie, sold their McLean mansion June 28 for $9.95 million, according to Fairfax County records. Steven A. Sigsbury, an attorney with the Cochran Law Group in Tysons, is listed as the buyer of 903 Turkey Run Road and Baldy’s Bait and Tackle Trust is […]
DataBank to add leased data center to Ashburn campus
DataBank, a Texas provider of data center, cloud, and interconnection services, has signed a lease on a data center currently under construction on Red Rum Drive in Ashburn by GI Partners, the California investment firm announced Thursday. Two other data center buildings are already located on Red Rum Drive. One is owned by DataBank and […]
NoVa, Hampton Roads home sales fall in June
Home sales in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads dropped year-over-year in June, as homes stayed on the market longer and median sales prices rose. Northern Virginia June home sales in Northern Virginia fell 13.8% from June 2023 and 12.2% from May, according to data released July 11 by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. “This […]
QTS finishes $137M purchase of rezoned Henrico tech park land
QTS Data Centers has secured ownership of all 622 acres of the recently rezoned site for the White Oak Technology Park II project in Henrico County’s Sandston area for approximately $137 million. On June 28, a limited liability company belonging to QTS bought the remaining portion of the site that it hadn’t yet acquired — […]
Breeden promotes multifamily Richmond region director
The Breeden Co. has promoted Lindsay McMurrough to multifamily regional director of the Richmond market within the Virginia Beach-based real estate company’s residential property management division. McMurrough was previously a community manager. In her new role, she will oversee strategic direction of Breeden’s multifamily assets in the Richmond market. “Lindsay’s promotion is a testament[...]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $20.05M
A community shopping center in Chesapeake sold for $20.05 million in early June, property records show. Located at 4300 Portsmouth Blvd., adjacent to the Chesapeake Square mall, the roughly 180,000-square-foot shopping center sold for $18.847 million, and an associated 1.32-acre outparcel sold for $1.203 million. The shopping center is 90% leased. Its tenants include Value […]
Work begins on Stafford County industrial park
NorthPoint Development, a real estate operating company based in Kansas City, Missouri, broke ground in Stafford County on Tuesday on what’s being touted as the largest industrial park project along Interstate 95 from Washington, D.C., to Richmond. The Austin Ridge Logistics Center on Austin Ridge Drive in Stafford will include five to seven buildings, for […]
Va. housing market gave mixed signals in May
Virginia’s housing market gave off mixed signals in May. Closings were higher than last year, but pending sales were flat, according to Virginia Realtors data released June 25. In May, 10,715 homes sold in Virginia, up 423 sales or just over 4% from the same month last year. “While sales activity has outpaced last year […]
Roanoke developer pivots from office space to downtown park
Sometimes the best decision a builder can make is not to build. That’s the conclusion Lucas Thornton, managing partner at Hist:Re Partners in Roanoke, recently reached, although his plans for an office building may happen in the future. Thornton’s downtown mixed-use development, The Bower, was set to open by late June with 90 one- and […]
CoStar-WeWork dispute opens door for coworking competitors
One of the most disrupted sectors in Northern Virginia since the pandemic has been office space, as many white-collar workers work remote or hybrid schedules, leading to less demand. On top of that, in Arlington County’s Rosslyn corridor, WeWork clients have had to deal with the coworking company’s uncertain future. Although WeWork was set to […]