Caesars Virginia ‘tops off’ Danville casino
Caesars Virginia is a step closer to opening its permanent casino in Danville after a topping-off ceremony Thursday. Though the temporary casino opened in May 2023, work on the permanent Caesars Virginia casino and 12-story hotel has been ongoing. The floor of the casino has been poured, metal framing is in place and the hotel [[...]
Developers put Fort Monroe marina redevelopment on indefinite hold
The redevelopment of Old Point Comfort Marina at Fort Monroe has been put on hold due to rising costs, with no timeline specified for when it could occur. Instead of negotiating a long-term development agreement, the Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) and Smithfield-based hospitality management company Pack Brothers Hospitality (PBH) are now discussing a revised management […]
Va. Tech Innovation Campus building opening delayed
The opening of the first academic building on Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus has been delayed to spring 2025, the university announced Thursday. Virginia Tech started construction on the first academic building of the $1 billion campus in Alexandria in September 2021 and had planned to open the $302 million building this Au[...]
REIN elects new board
The Real Estate Information Network has a new board of directors and executive committee, the multiple listing service for the Hampton Roads region announced Wednesday. The 2024 board includes: Gary Lundholm, president Barbara Wolcott, vice president Barry Nachman, treasurer Kimberly Plourde, secretary Lee Cross, director Amy Do[...]
Suffolk industrial property sells for $7.5M
An industrial warehouse building in Suffolk has a new owner. American Industrial purchased the 256,800-square-foot industrial warehouse building on 11.6 acres from Nansemond Cold Storage for $7.5 million, according to a Dec. 29, 2023, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer news release. American Industrial will upgrade and improve [...]
Breeden Construction completes Newport News apts.
Richmond-based Breeden Construction has finished work on the Lift & Rise on Jefferson, a community with 81 townhomes and garden-style apartments in Newport News. The $18.5 million project, done for the Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority and Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based developer, started in June 2021 with c[...]
Marwaha adds Petersburg apartments to portfolio
Henrico County-based real estate investment and management company Marwaha Investments purchased a 34-unit apartment building across the street from its other properties in Petersburg and intends to rebrand it as part of Dunlop Street Lofts. The nearly 35,000-square-foot building, located at 310 N. Dunlop St., has apartments bet[...]
Construction firms expect mixed bag for 2024, survey says
Construction firms are expecting a mixed bag for 2024, according to results of a survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate, released Thursday. Challenges facing the construction industry include labor shortages, higher interest rates and input costs and a still-strugg[...]
Three Norfolk retail buildings sell for $3.3M
Three retail buildings on a portion of a site used for commercial auto sales and service in Norfolk sold for $3.3 million on Dec. 22, 2023. Michael Sifen Inc. purchased an approximately 5.39-acre portion of 7520 N. Military Highway from Freedom Industrial. The site includes a roughly 30,188-square-foot building, a two-story, rou[...]
Virginia Beach retail building sells for $5.5M
A retail building in Virginia Beach sold for $5.5 million on Dec. 18, 2023. Located at 5169 Virginia Beach Blvd., the freestanding retail building is 59,162 square feet, and the plot of land is almost 136,999 square feet, according to city property records. The current tenant is a Havertys Furniture store. 5169 VB BLVD LLC [&hel[...]
8-story office building in Fairfax County sells for $9.5M
An eight-story office building in Fairfax County sold for $9.5 million on Dec. 19, 2023. Located at 4035 Ridge Top Road, the Crown Ridge at Fair Oaks is a 194,699-square-foot Class A office building near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Interstate 66. The previous owner recently completed a $1.1 million upgrade, including a[...]
16 Va. companies receive LGBTQ inclusivity awards
Sixteen Virginia companies received the top score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, released in November. Nationally, more than 1,384 companies, including 378 Fortune 500 companies, participated in the organization’s 21st Corporate Equality Index (CEI) survey. Companies that do not[...]