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Matrix Capital Markets Group adds two directors
Richmond-based independent investment bank Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. has promoted William J. O’Flaherty and Stephen C. Lynch as directors. O’Flaherty has been a member of the investment bank’s consumer and industrial products group since 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce with a concentration in finance from the University of Virginia’s McIntire Sc[...]
Williams Mullen taps new chief admin officer and CFO
Richmond-based Williams Mullen, the state’s third-largest law firm, has promoted Billie Jo Brooks to chief administrative officer and Brett Harn as chief financial officer. “Billie Jo and Brett both bring valuable experience and insight to areas critical to Williams Mullen’s operations,” Williams Mullen COO Craig Rascoe said in a statement released Thursday. “We look forward [&he[...]
Developer expects to break ground soon on luxury apartments in Richmond
Construction will start this spring on a six-story luxury apartment building in downtown Richmond geared toward young professionals, New York-based developer Goodstein Development Corp. announced Thursday. Goodstein plans to break ground at 507 E. Main St. in the next two months and complete the project by spring 2021, according to its press release. To be […]
Pamunkey Tribe proposes $350M casino in Richmond
Updated at 4 p.m. Friday The Pamunkey Indian Tribe has proposed a $350 million, 275-room resort hotel and casino in Richmond, the tribe announced Friday as the Virginia House of Delegates considers legislation to allow the Pamunkey to pursue commercial gaming in Norfolk and Richmond. The resort will include a four-diamond hotel tower with a […]
Local Initiatives Support Corp. names new Va. executive director
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has selected Jane Ferrara as executive director of LISC Virginia, a nonprofit organization that raises capital and creates programs to support community revitalization and economic development. Ferrara starts the new position Feb. 3. LISC has raised more than $32 million locally and has invested $639 million into Richmond-area housing, […]
West Cary Group hires former ChamberRVA CEO as senior policy adviser
Richmond-based strategic communications firm West Cary Group has hired former ChamberRVA CEO Kim Scheeler as its senior policy adviser, the company announced Wednesday. Scheeler, who retired from the chamber in December 2019, will split his time between Richmond and Port Charlotte, Florida, for his new position. He worked for ChamberRVA from 2008, and before that […]
CoStar plans doubling Richmond workforce as part of Navy Hill development
CoStar Group, the Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate analysis company, announced Monday it plans to build a 400,000-square-foot building in downtown Richmond, doubling its local workforce, as part of the proposed $1.5 billion Navy Hill development. CoStar would double its number of employees to 2,000 in Richmond, where it already employs nearly 1,000 people, according […]
Richmond commercial property sells for $1.8M
Commercial parcels in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood in Richmond sold for $1.8 million, Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced Wednesday. Capital Square 1031 LLC purchased 21,700 square feet (0.5 acres) located at 3001-3009 W. Leigh St. in Richmond from Cash Properties to build a three-building mixed-use complex. Based in Glen Allen, Capital Square specializes […]
Whole Foods Market Richmond announces grand opening
Whole Foods Market will open its long-anticipated Richmond store at 9 a.m. on Jan. 30, the Amazon.com Inc.-owned supermarket chain announced Tuesday. Construction on the 47,000-square-foot store built on the location of the former Pleasants Hardware store at 2024 W. Broad St. in Richmond’s Fan District began in spring 2018. Whole Foods incorporated historic elements […]
Shamin Hotels buys Richmond Times-Dispatch building for $14.4M
Chester-based Shamin Hotels has bought the Richmond Times-Dispatch building in downtown Richmond for $14.462 million from a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary, Shamin President and CEO Neil Amin confirmed on Thursday. Shamin Hotels will be moving its headquarters into the four-story, 172,110-square-foot building at 300 East Grace Street later this year, sharing space with the Richmond […]
Richmond property sells for $2.75M
Richmond-area developers Louis Salomonsky and David White of SWA Construction Inc. sold a 0.75-acre property across from the Lucky Strike Building in the city’s Libby Hill area for $2.75 million, Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC (CCP) announced Monday. The site is part of a three-parcel purchase of vacant land along East Main and Pear streets. Bruce Milam, […]
Colliers International names three new principals
Norfolk-based Colliers International Group Inc. has named three new principals in the firm, the company announced Monday. Donald Crigger, executive vice president, and George “Hank” Hankins, senior vice president, and Charles Wentworth, senior vice president, are now part owners of the commercial real estate firm. Crigger and Hankins work in Colliers International Group’s Norfolk office [...]
