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Williamsburg industrial building sells for $3.47M
The Endeavor Center industrial and distribution building in Williamsburg sold for $3.47 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. The 70,000-square-foot building, located at 1709 Endeavor Drive in the James River Commerce Center, is a multi-tenant building that sits on 5.61 acres. CTPS LLC bought the building from HR Development LLC. Robert L. Phillips […]
The Hilb Group acquires Medicare-focused firm, six Va. companies
Henrico-County based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC finalized its acquisition of Health Quote of Rhode Island Inc. on July 1, it announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Health Quote specializes in Medicare offerings, and its clientele will join THG’s Medicare practice. THG CEO Ricky Spiro said in a statement, “Our […]
Williamsburg apartment complex sold for $46M
New York-based Kushner Cos. has purchased a 212-unit apartment complex in Williamsburg for $46 million, commercial real estate sales corporation Berkadia announced Thursday. Spotswood Commons, located at 100 Glenburnie Road, was sold by Massachusetts-based The Dolben Company Inc. Drew White, senior managing director of Berkadia’s Washington, D.C., office, and Carter Wood, director of Berkadi[...]
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hires educational travel and conferences director
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announced Friday that J. Thomas Savage will become its director of educational travel and conferences, effective July 12. Currently, Savage serves as director of external affairs for Winterthur Museum, Gardens and Library in Delaware. “Tom Savage is an internationally known and respected expert who will bring new vigor and creative energy […]
York County shopping center sells for $2.9M
A shopping center in York County sold for $2.9 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. The 39,000-square-foot Town & Country Shopping Center is located at 465-469 and 473 Merrimac Trail and is fully leased to tenants including NAPA Auto, Family Dollar, Davita Dialysis, Eastside Church, The Wash House and Sherwin Williams Paints. Town […]
Va. hotel revenues remain 51% lower than last year
Virginia hotel revenues continue to decline by more than 50% when compared with last year, according to data released Wednesday from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel revenues in Virginia dropped by 51% and rooms sold declined by 33% last week, compared with the […]
Williamsburg engineering company acquired by Kansas firm
Williamsburg-based TAM Consultants Inc. has been acquired by Kansas engineering firm Terracon Consultants Inc. Founded in 2002, TAM is a 15-person professional services firm that provides building consulting and facilities engineering services for public- and private-sector clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region. TAM has offices in Richmond, Williamsburg and Newport News. TAM’s employees[...]
Carly Fiorina elected chair of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation board
Former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has been selected as chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s board of trustees. The former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company and made an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 GOP nomination for president. Fiorina has served on the Colonial […]
These 16 Va. companies received $10M PPP loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday released additional information about all approved borrowers from its $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) small business relief program, this time including exact company names, loan amounts, addresses and other information. Previously, the government in early July had released an incomplete list of recipients, including only ranges of[...]
Va. hotel revenues remain low during increased COVID-19 restrictions
With COVID-19 cases mounting, Virginia hotel revenues continue to decline when compared with last year, according to data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. For the week of Nov. 22 through Nov. 28, hotel revenues in Virginia decreased by 34% and rooms sold declined […]
Governor’s Inn in Williamsburg sells for $3.05M
The Governor’s Inn, a former 200-room hotel in Colonial Williamsburg, sold for $3.05 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Charlottesville-based real estate investment company Castle Development Partners LLC purchased the property from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and plans to raze the property and redevelop it into a 162-unit apartment community. Built in[...]
More than 70% of U.S. hotels may not survive pandemic
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S. and travel restrictions are reinstated, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) projects that 71% of hotels won’t survive another six months without federal assistance, according to recent survey results. In Virginia alone, Virginia hotel revenues continued last week to stay well below pre-pandemic levels compared […]
