Timmons Group opens Roanoke office
Timmons Group has opened an office on Norfolk Avenue in Roanoke, according to a Thursday announcement by the engineering, design and technology services firm, which has headquarters in Chesterfield County. Timmons has 20 offices, including the new Roanoke office and its headquarters, located across Virginia, North Carolina, Mary[...]
CoStar completes $1.6B acquisition of Matterport
Arlington County-based real estate data and analytics company CoStar Group announced Friday that it had completed the acquisition of Sunnyvale, California-based 3D digital twin technology company Matterport. CoStar says the $1.6 billion acquisition, which was announced last year, will allow the company to accelerate the adoption[...]
Real Estate and Construction: Stagnant with some silver linings
Realtors slogged through another sluggish market in 2024. Pollyanna types will point out that the commonwealth did see 4,000 more home sales in 2024 than in the previous year, according to Virginia Realtors data. On the other hand, the 102,509 homes that sold in Virginia in 2024 were down 18.8% from 2019 sales. Mortgage rates r[...]
Charlottesville-area apartment complex sells for $57M
A 324-unit apartment complex just outside Charlottesville has sold for $56.75 million. Tysons-based Willow Creek Partners sold the property, Barracks West Townhomes & Apartments, to West End Capital Group, according to a Feb. 14 news release from commercial real estate brokerage KLNB, which arranged the sale. Willow Creek Pa[...]
Iron Mountain plans $1B data center campus in Henrico
Boston-based Iron Mountain has acquired a 66-acre site in Henrico County with plans for a major data center campus, the Greater Richmond Partnership announced Tuesday. Henrico Economic Development Authority Executive Director Anthony Romanello says Iron Mountain’s campus in White Oak Technology Park will house four data ce[...]
Norfolk eyes two former school sites for development
The Norfolk city government is soliciting help to figure out how to transform two former school sites into significant assets that generate tax revenue. The city government has sent out two Requests for Information asking professional real estate development firms to provide insights on how it should develop the former Coronado [...]
Jan. housing inventory, prices increase in NoVa, Hampton Roads
Housing sales last month increased year-over-year in Northern Virginia but dropped in Hampton Roads, although inventory and sales prices rose in both regions. Northern Virginia Home sales, prices and inventory in Northern Virginia rose year-over-year in January, according to Northern Virginia Association of Realtors data release[...]
Riverdale project moves forward in Roanoke
Work on the $50 million-plus Riverdale mixed-use redevelopment planned for more than 126 acres on the sprawling former campus of American Viscose, a rayon plant that closed in the late 1950s, is moving right along. Developer Ed Walker shared a lengthy written update on the project Jan. 24 that included a rendering of a 267-unit [...]
The Virginia Home plans $128M campus in Hanover
The Virginia Home plans to build a $128 million, 75-acre campus in Hanover County, according to a Thursday announcement by the nonprofit, which serves adults with irreversible physical disabilities. The current facility in Richmond will be sold, a spokesperson said. At its location overlooking Richmond’s Byrd Park, The Vir[...]
2024 Va. housing market outpaced 2023 — barely
There were 102,509 home sales in Virginia in 2024. That’s 4,000 more than the previous year, according to Virginia Realtors. “While Virginia’s 2024 housing market ended stronger than 2023, it was still relatively slow compared to average levels,” Ryan Price, chief economist for the trade organization, said [...]