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Youngkin announces transportation secretary
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Friday W. Sheppard “Shep” Miller III, former chairman of Virginia Beach-based defense contractor KITCO Fiber Optics, as his state secretary of transportation. “Shep will be an invaluable leader as secretary of transportation as we fulfill our promises to all Virginians to invest in roads, highways and transportation infrastructure in every corner […[...]
Franklin Johnston Group plans Va. Beach apartments
The Franklin Johnston Group, based in Virginia Beach, has purchased a 37,500-square-foot industrial building in Virginia Beach with plans to redevelop it into apartments. The building, which sits on 9.44 acres at 925 S. Military Highway, was sold by Wildwood Park LLC for $4.75 million. Robert M. Thornton of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented […]
Va. Beach office building sells for $4.25M
A Virginia Beach office building has sold for $4.25 million to Sharanya Ventures LLC, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Located at 3704 Pacific Ave., at the Oceanfront, the 11,967-square-foot building, which is 100% leased, was sold by York Street Suites Inc. The three-story building was built in 2003 and sits on about half […]
Virginia Beach, Manassas apartment complexes sell for $77.6M
An apartment complex in Virginia Beach sold for $52.1 million, and an apartment building in Manassas for $25.5 million, Alexandria-based real estate company Bonaventure announced Monday. Sitting on 19.83 acres, Magnolia Run is a 200-unit, 421,272-square-foot apartment complex in Virginia Beach with two- and three-bedroom units, a pool, 24-hour fitness center, playground and clubhouse. Bonaventure [...]
Dominion orders 176 turbines from Siemens Gamesa
Dominion Energy Inc. has ordered 176 offshore wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. for its 2.6-gigawatt, $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, the utility announced Monday. The Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility declined to release financial details of the contract. The SG 14-222 DD turbines — at more than 800 feet tall, the […]
Investment group acquires self-storage complex in Va. Beach
Norfolk-based Cohen Investment Group, a commercial real estate investment company, has acquired Castleton Commerce Center, a 390,380-square-foot self-storage complex in Virginia Beach, from Prime Storage. The complex, at 2424 Castleton Commerce Way, is one of 11 storage properties Cohen Investment Group acquired through five acquisitions this year, according to Eastern Union, which secured $58.15 [...]
DroneUp inks deal with Walmart, acquires AirMap
Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC is making moves at the end of the year, with a new partnership with Walmart Inc. and the acquisition of Santa Monica, California-based AirMap Inc., a company specializing in air traffic management software for drones. DroneUp and Walmart will have the first multisite commercial drone delivery operations, or hubs, in northwest […]
Henrico engineering firm acquires second Hampton Roads firm
Henrico County-based regional engineering firm Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams Inc. (KBJW) purchased Virginia Beach-based civil engineering firm Blakeway Corp., it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Blakeway acquisition is the firm’s second in six months, following its June purchase of Chesapeake-based Horton & Dodd PC. “Blakeway is a natural fit[...]
2021 Virginia Business Person of the Year: Bruce Thompson
Standing on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Cavalier Hotel is a callback to a time when Virginia Beach was a sleepy little resort town inside Princess Anne County. Opened in 1927 as the largest brick building in the state, the Cavalier was a product of the Jazz Age. Over the years, the Y-shaped […]
2021 CIVIL LITIGATION Q&A
Glen Michael Robertson Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach Title: Member Other legal specialties: Trust and estates disputes Birthplace: Chicago Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, U.Va. School of Law Fan of: U.Va. sports and Chicago Cubs Recently read book: “The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation,” by Lynne […]
2021 REAL ESTATE/LAND USE LAW Q&A
Cartwright R. “Cart” Reilly Williams Mullen, Virginia Beach Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Banking and financial services Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; law degree, The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America Spouse: Craig Reilly Children: Three sons: Simmons, 7; Barton, 6; and Ward, 1 First job […]
Va. Beach apartment complex sells for $98.5M
Coastline Apartments, a 600-unit apartment complex in Virginia Beach near Virginia Wesleyan University, has been sold for $98.5 million, Northmarq announced Wednesday. Northmarq represented the seller, Arlington-based Blackfin Real Estate Investors, in a joint venture with GMF Capital. The complex is on 36 acres at 631 Lake Edward Drive. It has a swimming pool, playgrounds, […]
