International logistics company announces $61M Norfolk expansion
Katoen Natie Norfolk Inc., a plastics and polymers warehousing and distribution company, plans to expand its operation in Norfolk, investing $61 million and creating 35 jobs, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. A subsidiary of Belgian logistics service provider Katoen Natie, the Norfolk company was established in 2011 at the former Ford Motor Co. assembly plant […]
Va. General Fund revenue jumped 18.5% in March
Virginia’s General Fund revenue for March 2021 increased by 18.5% compared with March 2020, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Total revenue collections rose 9% through March on a fiscal year-to-date basis, which was well ahead of the 3% growth forecast. “Virginia’s solid revenue picture is yet another sign that we are emerging very strong from […]
J&J vaccine put on pause in Va. due to safety concerns
Updated 6:30 p.m. April 13: Virginia health officials say the CDC has confirmed the Virginia woman’s death is connected to their call earlier Tuesday for a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Earlier: On Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health immediately put a pause on its use of the Johnson & Johns[...]
COVID roundup: Most of Va. is now in vaccine phase 2
Update, April 13: Virginia Department of Health pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration advise halt due to rare blood clot issue. Earlier: The majority of the state has entered the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination as of Monday, opening el[...]
VCU Health distribution facility sells for $8M
A Henrico County property fully leased by VCU Health was purchased by an undisclosed investment group for $8.075 million on April 7. Located at 3008 Mechanicsville Turnpike, the 89,931-square-foot property houses nonpharmaceutical medical supplies and equipment for VCU Health. Since mid-February, the property, a former Pepsi dis[...]
Falls Church retail center to be renovated, rebranded
Falls Plaza, a 10-acre retail center in Falls Church, will begin construction on a renovation mid-April, and will be renamed and rebranded as Birch & Broad. Located at 1200 W. Broad St., the 144,000-square-foot community shopping center will see a façade renovation, new signage, enhanced landscaping, decorative lighting and[...]
Richmond office tower sells for $77M
Richmond’s 15-story Riverside on the James office tower has sold for $77 million, McLean-based American Real Estate Partners LLC (AREP) announced on April 6. Located at 1001 Haxall Point, the 263,752-square-foot building was acquired from AREP by New York-based Opal Holdings and is 95.3% leased. The building’s main t[...]
Chesapeake senior community acquired for $57.75M
Chesapeake Crossing, a 597-unit mixed-income senior housing community in Chesapeake, has been purchased by Los Angeles-based Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Companies. According to Wink Ewing, managing director of investment sales for NorthMarq, Chesapeake Crossing sold for $57.75 million. The total capitalization of the transaction was approximately $68 million. Located at 1921 […][...]
Construction to start in May on $66M Pinnacle apartments in Va. Beach
Virginia Beach-based Breeden Co. has scheduled a May 7 groundbreaking date for The Pinnacle, its upcoming $66 million luxury apartment complex at the Oceanfront. Located at 521 31st St., The Pinnacle will offer 240 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on the site of a former Farm Fresh grocery store that closed in 2018. Const[...]
Henrico industrial facility purchased for $7.8M
On April 7, Richmond-based commercial real estate investment firm Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC announced it had acquired an industrial facility in Henrico County for $7.8 million. Located at 4300 Carolina Ave., the 223,479-square-foot industrial facility is located in the Richmond Distribution Center complex near Richmon[...]
Rustburg shopping center sells for $4.7M
Rustburg Marketplace, a 46,700-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center at 1051 Village Highway in Rustburg, has sold for $4.7 million. Anchored by a Food Lion, the shopping center’s other major tenants include Family Dollar and Virginia ABC. The Kent Mall LLC purchased the strip mall, which sits on 8.55 acres, from Ru[...]
Chesapeake industrial building sells for $2.4M
Memphis, Tennessee-based heavy lifting and hauling company Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. has purchased a 34,312-square-foot industrial building on 4.79 acres in Chesapeake for $2.4 million. The property is located at 835 Wilson Road. S. L. Nusbaum Realty Co.’s Ben Leon and Sam Rapoport represented the seller, Chesapeake-based Burton Lumber Corp. Subscribe to Virginia Business. […]

















