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VCU Medical Center appoints chief nursing officer

VCU Medical Center has named Tina Mammone its new chief nursing officer, the Richmond-based medical campus for Virginia Commonwealth University announced Tuesday. She begins Aug. 7.

Mammone joins from Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, where she is currently serving in the same role. There, she is credited with improving nursing engagement, recruitment and retention and helped decrease turnover among the center’s registered nurses, according to a news release.

In her new role with VCU Medical Center, Mammone will be responsible for daily operations, compliance with federal and state regulations, nursing practice and education, among other duties.

Before working in Oregon, Mammone served in nursing leadership roles including holding the chief nurse title at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and the University of Virginia Health System.

Mammone holds doctor of philosophy and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Ottawa in Canada.

Marta Hill Gray joins board of LeadingAge Va.

Marta Hill Gray, executive director of the Arlington Retirement Housing Association and Culpepper Garden, has joined the board of LeadingAge Virginia, an association for not-for-profit aging services in Virginia, the organization announced Tuesday.

She is also chair of LeadingAge Virginia’s Affordable Housing Network.

Gray will serve a three-year term and is eligible for a second after that. The board has 13 members.

The 110-member association based in Glen Allen represents not-for-profit providers of services and supports for older adults in Virginia.

 

OrthoVirginia names new CEO

OrthoVirginia, the commonwealth’s largest provider of orthopedic medicine, has a new CEO.

Dr. David S. Jevsevar became the practice’s top executive on May 16.

Jevsevar was most recently chair and regional vice president of orthopedics at Dartmouth Health in New Hampshire. He has more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice as an orthopedic surgeon.

“We conducted an exhaustive national search and Dave’s vast experiences separated him immediately,” Dr. Ben Kittredge, president of the board of directors, said in a statement. “His strengths are a unique blend of strategy, culture and orthopedic physician perspective. There is no doubt, at this point in OrthoVirginia growth, Dave is the person to propel OrthoVirginia toward our vision to set the standard of excellence for patient-centered, high-quality care. We are looking forward to having Dave join the OrthoVirginia team as our new CEO.”

Jevsevar is based in Richmond.

“OrthoVirginia is a recognized leader in musculoskeletal health with enthusiastic and dedicated physicians, associate providers, and staff providing care for its devoted patients,” Jevsevar said in a statement. “I’m incredibly honored to join the team at OrthoVirginia as we pursue our commitment to our mission of championing healthy, vibrant, active communities one person at a time ensuring that stronger starts here.”

OrthoVirginia has more than 100 doctors and more than 30 locations in Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond and Virginia Beach. A location in Ashburn is also expected to open in October. In 2021, three orthopedic, physical therapy and sports medicine practices in Arlington and Blacksburg became part of OrthoVirginia.

Breeden breaks ground on Richmond apartments

The Breeden Co. has broken ground on a $21 million expansion at The Village at Westlake Apartments in Richmond, the Virginia Beach-based real estate development and management company announced Wednesday.

The complex currently has 252 units across 12 buildings. The expansion will include five buildings with 120 two- and three-bedroom apartments between 1,177 and 1,490 square feet. Breeden will add another seasonal outdoor pool and clubhouse, fitness center and business center.

Breeden Construction is the general contractor. The expansion is expected to be completed in April 2023.

After its initial opening in 2018, the community’s leasing rate has remained around 98% occupancy and was the fastest lease-up in company history, according to Breeden.

Norfolk planners OK temporary casino

The Norfolk Planning Commission Thursday approved a request for a conditional use permit from the Pamunkey Tribe to open a temporary casino at Harbor Park before opening the nearby $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino. The request now goes to Norfolk’s city council in June.

Harbor Park is home to Norfolk’s minor league baseball team, the Tides, and is located along the Elizabeth River. The temporary casino would be housed at the stadium within the Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker Boxing and Fitness Center, which has been shuttered about two and a half years, and within the Hits at the Park restaurant.

The center’s first floor would house the casino and the second floor would include casino space and a high-end sports bar and grill. The boxing center is moving to the Park Place Multi-Service Center while Norfolk explores a permanent location for it.

Along with the casino and restaurant inside the stadium, developers asked for permission to construct a tent

A rendering shows what the restaurant would look like at a temporary casino in Norfolk.

and temporary office space nearby. These will be removed within six months after the temporary casino stops operating.

Part of the plans include spending $175,000 to upgrade kitchen equipment at the existing Hits at the Park restaurant.

Rodney Ferguson, executive vice president of the Pamunkey Indian Tribal Gaming Authority, told the planning commission that the temporary casino will have about 625 slot machines and electronic table games at the temporary casino.

A rendering shows what a temporary casino in Norfolk would look like.

“It will be a first step into the Norfolk market that will showcase what HeadWaters can actually do,” he said.

Smoking will not be allowed inside the facility, Ferguson said. He also said security is a top priority and the casino, which will be open 24 hours a day, will have at least 45 security officers.

The tribe hopes to obtain a license from the Virginia Lottery Commission on July 20 so it can start construction on the temporary casino. Ferguson estimated it would take six months to complete construction and hire, train and develop the necessary staff. He anticipated 275 employees would work in the temporary facility, with most being full-time workers. The casino’s goal is to hire 90% of employees locally, with 50% of those workers being minorities, officials said.

Before the casino begins recruiting those workers, however, Ferguson said the tribe wants to first get through the city’s approval process.

The permanent HeadWaters Resort & Casino will include a convention hotel, onsite restaurants, an entertainment venue, spa and pools. In September 2021, the Pamunkey Tribe named Newport News-based construction company W.M. Jordan Co. and Suffolk Construction as the general contractors to build the casino. The 300-room hotel, casino and entertainment project, set to open in 2024, is expected to bring about 2,000 construction jobs.

 

Campbell County apartments sell for $4.3M

Moss Creek Apartments in the Campbell County community of Forest has been sold for $4.3 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced earlier in May.

The property includes 15 quad buildings built in 1984 and 60 two-bedroom apartments. Heights Properties LLC acquired the property from Moss Creek Apartments LLC on May 3 and plans to renovate the apartments, according to a news release. The community is located along Waterlick Road.

Clay Taylor, of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group out of Roanoke, handled negotiations on behalf of the seller.

Retail, self-storage property sells in Frederick

A retail building and self-storage facility in Frederick County have been sold for just under $4 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced earlier in May.

Frederick Pike Holdings LLC purchased the 21,322-square-foot retail building and 27,000-square-foot self-storage facility from Winchester Capital Group Inc. as an investment for $3,943,700. The properties are located at 118 Fairfax Pike in Stephens City.

Jamie A. Scully, of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, handled negotiations on behalf of the seller.

 

West Creek Medical Park land sells for $3.7M

Emerson Ventures LLC has purchased 7.68 acres of land within the West Creek Medical Park in Goochland County and plans to develop a medical office building.

Lingerfelt Commonwealth Partners sold the land, located at 1612 Wilkes Ridge Parkway, for $3.7 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, which announced the deal May 17.

David M. Smith, of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller.

Fairfax medical building sells for $21M

Prosperity Plaza, a medical office building less than a mile from Inova Fairfax Hospital, has been sold for $21 million, Avison Young announced last week.

Bethesda, Maryland-based Global Medical REIT purchased the 96,070-square-foot building at 3020 Hamaker Court in Fairfax from the original developer, The Tomares Cos. Built in 1986, Prosperity Plaza is seven stories with a two-level parking garage. It’s on three acres of land.

The building is 84% leased to medical and traditional office tenants, including MedStar Health, Inova Health System, the Neurology Center of Fairfax and real estate company Gates, Hudson & Associates Inc.

Avison Young brokered the sale of the property. Jim Kornick, Mike Wilson, Jon Goldstein and Joe French, all of Avison Young’s U.S. medical office sales department, represented the seller.

Breeden breaks ground on Newport News apartments

The Breeden Co. is breaking ground on a $33 million apartment project in the Huntington Pointe area of Newport News, the Virginia Beach-based real estate firm announced Thursday.

Avant, located off Denbigh Boulevard, will have 176 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments between 672 and 1,517 square feet each.

Breeden Construction will serve as the general contractor, and Breeden’s property management division will manage the apartments after construction is complete.

The company has three other residential projects in development in Hampton Roads:

  • Lake Taylor Pointe in Norfolk, a $43 million development under construction since April, will have 198 garden-style and carriage home apartments in 20 buildings. This project is set for completion November 2023.
  • The Pinnacle on 31st Street in Virginia Beach will have 240 apartments. Construction on the $69.1 million project started in May 2021 and is scheduled to finish in May 2023. The triangle-shaped building is more than 540,000 square feet and is at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
  • The $24.5 million 15Hundred Hilltop in Virginia Beach will have 113 garden-style apartments in six buildings. It is expected to be complete in November 2023.