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Timmons tops off $50M HQ in Chesterfield County
Engineering and design firm Timmons Group topped off the last steel beam of its new, $50 million headquarters Friday at Chesterfield County’s Springline at District 60 mixed-use development. The five-story, 150,000-square-foot building is part of the $210 million, 42-acre first phase of the county’s Springline at District 60[...]
Arlington taps community planning, housing leader
Samia Byrd has been named to lead Arlington County’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development beginning Jan. 3, 2024, the county announced Wednesday. Byrd’s responsibilities will include leading the next generation of land use regulations, plans, development policies and practices, housing, and commu[...]
Hampton Roads real estate firm promotes facilities director
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty has promoted Jimmy Gillerlain to director of facilities, the Chesapeake-based real estate firm announced Tuesday. Gillerlain will lead the operations team and oversee facilities management for all company-owned and managed assets. He was with Rose & Womble Realty for 17 years [...]
Chesterfield shopping center sells for $4.8M
The Corner Shops at Chesterfield Towne Center has a new owner. Midlothian Pike Investments sold the 8,120-square-foot retail center for $4.8 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Nov. 22. 1834 East 4 Street LLC purchased the shopping center, located at 11530 Midlothian Turnpike, as [...]
Harvey Lindsay acquires condo management portfolio
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate acquired a management portfolio of 50 buildings in the Hampton Roads region, the Norfolk-based real estate firm announced Tuesday. A Harvey Lindsay representative said the financial terms of the acquisition from Norfolk-based leasing and property management company Cavalier Land were confide[...]
One South Commercial to split from One South Realty
Richmond-based One South Commercial will become a standalone firm, splitting from its 15-year partnership with One South Realty Group, the firm announced Wednesday. The transition will be complete by early 2024. Tom Rosman, director of commercial brokerage, has headed up the commercial division of One South Realty Group since 2008 and will lead the new […]
Fed’s Fifth District economy grows slightly
The economy in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District (a multistate region including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland) grew slightly in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, released Wednesday. Published eight times per year, the Beige Book is bas[...]
Bonaventure acquires Norfolk apartments for $42M
Alexandria-based real estate company Bonaventure has acquired Monticello Station, a Class A apartment building in downtown Norfolk, for $42 million, the company announced last week. The 121-unit building at 328 Freemason St. has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. S.L. Nusbaum previously owned the property, according to B[...]
Amazon HQ2 impact on housing market short-lived, report says
The June opening of Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington County only had a short-lived impact on home prices, and it’s hard to pinpoint HQ2’s direct impact due to other factors affecting residential costs, according to a report released this month by Bright MLS Research. When Amazon announced [...]
Communities must rally to solve housing issues, Barkin says
Homeownership is becoming increasingly unattainable for too many workers, and communities are going to need to make innovative decisions to create more affordable housing if they want to attract talent, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Wednesday during the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conferen[...]
Rockbridge tent manufacturer to expand, add 60 jobs
Natural Bridge-based fabric shelter systems manufacturer XFactor Solutions Global has leased 34,000 square feet to expand in Rockbridge County, with plans to create 60 jobs, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Thursday. The company, which acquired the assets of Creative Tent International in October, will use the indus[...]
Brick Industry Association names new prez, CEO
The Reston-based Brick Industry Association has announced that Tricia Mauer will become its next president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2025. Mauer, who has served as the association’s vice president of membership and programs since 2016, will take over as chief operating officer for the organization on Jan. 1, 2024, and work in tha[...]
