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Alexandria apartments sell for $50.1M
Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has sold 101 North Ripley Apartments in Alexandria for $50.1 million, the company announced last week. Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment and management firm Willow Creek Partners acquired the apartment community, formerly known as Parkwood Court. The community has 189 units, with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. It was first acquired [&h[...]
Tegna shareholders approve $5.4B sale to hedge fund
Tysons-based broadcast and digital media giant Tegna Inc.’s shareholders approved an agreement at a special meeting Tuesday for the sale of the company to an affiliate of New York hedge fund Standard General. On Feb. 22, Tegna announced it would be acquired in a $5.4 billion cash deal by an affiliate of Standard General LP. […]
Newport News apartments sell for $51M
The Cottage Grove Apartments complex in Newport News has been sold for $51 million. New York-based real estate company Beachwold Residential LLC sold the 112 building complex with 552 units to Virginia Beach-based real estate firm Featherstone Partners. The complex was originally built in 1948 and renovated in 2009. Featherstone plans to add amenities and […]
Dominion Energy to sell W.Va. utility for $690M
Dominion Energy Inc. announced Friday it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its West Virginia natural gas utility to Washington, D.C.-based financial services company Ullico Inc.’s infrastructure business for $690 million. The sale of Hope Gas Inc., also known as Dominion Energy West Virginia (DEWV), is expected to close later this year. “For nearly […]
Recent commercial real estate sales in Virginia
Central Virginia An 8,540-square-foot mixed-use building in Lynchburg sold for $1.3 million. Built in 2018, the property, located at 1285 Enterprise Drive, includes three two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments and two first-floor commercial suites, both under long-term leases. It was 100% occupied at the time of sale. Virginia Beach-based Anjuna LLC bought the property from FOF LLC. […]
Amentum to acquire PAE for $1.9B
Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland, aerospace defense contractor Amentum in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, at which time PAE will become a wholly owned […]
Dominion Energy to sell Questar Pipeline to Southwest Gas for $1.9B
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Questar Pipeline subsidiary to Las Vegas-based Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. for $1.975 billion, the Fortune 500 utility announced Tuesday. The all-cash deal includes the assumption of $430 million of debt. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Questar Pipeline is an […]
Primis Bank selling minority interest back to Southern Trust Mortgage
Glen Allen-based Primis Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean-based Primis Financial Corp., entered into an agreement to sell its minority interest back to Virginia Beach-based Southern Trust Mortgage LLC (STM), it announced Thursday. Primis Financial Corp. expects to record a pre-tax charge of about $2.9 million in the third quarter. STM will repurchase all of […]
Ellucian acquisition deal closes
The acquisition of Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian by investment firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners has been completed, the companies announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. New York-based Blackstone and Texas-based Vista Equity acquired Ellucian from Texas-based TPG Capital and Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners. “Toda[...]
Midlothian Crossing Shopping Center sells for $6.6M
Midlothian Crossing Shopping Center in Chesterfield County sold for $6.64 million on Sept. 9, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Friday. The 87,938-square-foot strip mall is located at 8501 Midlothian Turnpike at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Powhite Parkway. The property is 95.6% leased and is anchored by Big Lots and Goodwill retail locations. Catharine […]
Branch Group HQ in Roanoke sells for $2.9M
The Branch Group Inc. has sold its Roanoke headquarters building for $2.9 million, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group announced this week. The 39,016-square-foot building at 442 Rutherford Ave. will remain as the company’s headquarters in a sale-leaseback transaction that allows the construction company to be a tenant. The buyer, represented by Matt Huff and […]
Tysons-based Neosystems to be acquired by High Street Capital
Tysons-based Neosystems is being acquired by High Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, the company announced Wednesday. Neosystems is an IT systems integrator and managed services provider to government contractors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The current management team of Neosystems, including CEO and co-founder Michael Tinsley and co-founder and Chief [&helli[...]
