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Divaris to be Norfolk’s World Trade Center leasing agent
The new ownership of the World Trade Center in Norfolk selected Divaris Real Estate Inc. (DRE) as its management and leasing agent, the brokerage firm announced Tuesday. “We are both delighted and honored to have been appointed to handle the management and leasing of the World Trade Center building on behalf of the new ownersh[...]
Va. Beach’s Pembroke Mall to add apartments, senior living and hotel
Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach is getting a $200 million makeover. The aging mall’s developers, Pembroke Square Associates, announced plans Monday for a series of updates to the 54-acre mall near the city’s Town Center area. “The mall industry is changing,” said Ramsay Smith, president of Pembroke Realty[...]
Fairfax-based Peterson Cos. opens self-storage division
Fairfax-based real estate company The Peterson Cos. has formed a self-storage division, the company announced Monday. It is the company’s first new division in more than 35 years and Jim Mertz will run it, the company said in a news release. Mertz joined Peterson Cos. in 2015 to lead the development effort for Promenade at[...]
Norfolk townhome community sells for $77M
Crown Point Townhomes, a 480-unit apartment community in Norfolk, has sold for $77 million, Berkadia announced Monday. Bush Cos. sold the property, at 5371 Wyngate Drive, to a New Jersey-based buyer. The garden-style, multifamily property has two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans and is located near Military Circle Mall. David Hudgins of Berkadia Newport News […]
New luxury apartments coming to downtown Norfolk
With $56.2 million in financing in place, Marathon Development Group’s Frank “Buddy” Gadams is ready to start work on “Gravity 400 Apartments,” in downtown Norfolk, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC and Breeden Construction announced. Located at 400 Waterside Drive, the 273-unit high-rise apartment tower wil[...]
Amazon to open East Coast supply chain hub in Stafford
Amazon.com Inc. will establish a new cross-dock fulfillment center in Stafford County, serving as an East Coast supply chain hub and creating 500 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 630,000-square-foot facility at the Northern Virginia Gateway industrial site in Stafford will be responsible for the beginning[...]
Norfolk’s World Trade Center trades hands
The World Trade Center in Norfolk has sold for an undisclosed sum, Colliers announced Monday. On July 1, the property’s assessed value was nearly $51.27 million. Norfolk-based real estate investment and management firm Harbor Group International LLC, which acquired the property in 2008 for $54 million, has sold it to a pri[...]
Alexandria warehouse sells for $9M
Washington, D.C.-based Lee & Associates has brokered the $9 million sale of a 28,000-square-foot warehouse at 619 S. Pickett St. in Alexandria to Terreno Realty Corp. The 1.27-acre site is adjacent to the Van Dorn Street Metro station. Josh Simon, president of Lee & Associates | Washington, D.C., represented the seller[...]
Commercial real estate leasing roundup
The following lease transactions took place in Virginia through Nov. 8: Central Virginia Virginia Insurance Services Inc. leased 1,900 square feet at 1 Park West Circle in Chesterfield County. Tucker Dowdy and Jamie Galanti of Commonwealth Commercial Realty represented the landlord. Kala Brand Music Co. leased 29,342 square feet at 11223 Leadbetter Road in Hanover […]
Lynchburg apartments sold for $4.1M
A four-property multifamily apartment portfolio including 55 apartments has been sold in Lynchburg for $4.1 million. The portfolio was sold to a local investment group, AC Capital LLC, which intends to pursue a value-addef strategy to upgrade the properties, all located in Lynchburg. The properties are at 200 Cleveland Ave. (Win[...]
Great Outdoor Provision Co. to expand flagship store in C-ville
Raleigh, North Carolina-based retailer Great Outdoor Provision Co. is opening an expanded flagship store in August 2022 in Charlottesville. The independently owned retailer, which sells outdoor clothing and recreational gear such as camping equipment and kayaks, will more than double that space of its Barracks Road location, growing from 9,641 square feet to 20,358 square […]
Va. Beach flex buildings sell for $7.3M
Two multitenant flex buildings in Virginia Beach sold for $7.3 million, Colliers announced Friday. Parkway 3 and 4, at 2679 International Parkway in Lynnhaven, were built in 1984 on a 4.39-acre site and have a total of 64,109 square feet of space. Pat Mugler, Ricky Anderson and Michael Ettel with Colliers Virginia represented th[...]
