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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 [...]
Virginia Realtors has a new CEO
Rick Lugg is Virginia Realtors’ new CEO, effective immediately, the trade organization announced Friday. The association’s longtime chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Lugg replaces Terrie Suit, who retired last fall. Martin K. Johnson, Virginia Realtors’ chief external affairs officer, served [...]
Riverdale, Roanoke foundry projects progress with zoning votes
Two ambitious Roanoke mixed-use readaptation projects are one step closer to rezoning under the city’s new “urban center” designation, which aims to create more pedestrian-friendly development. Developer Ed Walker’s Riverdale, a 126-acre multiuse project proposed on the site of Roanoke’s former Amer[...]
New York investment firm purchases Short Pump Station for $54.96M
Nuveen Real Estate, a New York investment management firm, purchased Short Pump Station in western Henrico County from Wafra, an alternative investment managing firm also based in New York, for $54.96 million on Dec. 30, 2024, according to a Tuesday announcement by Wafra and Henrico County records. Grocery retailer Trader Joe[...]
Herndon office building portfolio sells for $51M
A portfolio of four office buildings in Herndon sold for $51 million, Finmarc Management announced Thursday. Dubbed Dulles Corner, the four buildings comprise nearly 620,000 square feet of Class A office space. Located at the intersection of Dulles Toll Road and Virginia Route 28, the properties are: 2411 Dulles Corner Park, an [...]
Buc-ee’s estimates first Va. location to open in June
Leave it to beaver — the behatted mascot of mega-travel center chain Buc-ee’s, that is. Texas-based Buc-ee’s projects it will open its first travel center in Virginia — its 74,000-square-foot Rockingham County location — on June 30, although the opening date is not set in stone, Buc-ee’s Media Coordinator[...]
Thalhimer subsidiary purchases Dabney Center for $75M
Thalhimer Realty Partners, a Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer subsidiary, has purchased Dabney Center, a 56-acre industrial park in Henrico County, for $75.3 million, the company announced Monday. The complex, which includes 14 buildings and encompasses more than 642,000 square feet, was purchased from Brandywine Realty Trust[...]
