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Former Roanoke Johnson & Johnson property sells for $6.26M
The former Johnson & Johnson Spectacle Lens Group development on more than 30 acres in Roanoke has sold for $6.26 million. Located at 2797 Frontage Road, the property was purchased by Briar Oaks Investments VII LLC from Delta Dental of Virginia. The sale, which included a 146,852-square-foot medical grade manufacturing, offi[...]
$60M Hanover industrial development to begin construction in May
A $60 million, five-building industrial development is set to begin construction next month in Hanover County. Northlake II will include approximately 655,000 square feet of Class A industrial space. Construction on the first three buildings will commence in May, with an anticipated completion of spring 2022. The project is bein[...]
NoVa housing market remains hot
Northern Virginia is continuing to see high levels of housing activity, a trend also taking place around the state and around the country. In an April 13 news release, the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) states that March saw a 54% month-over-month increase in new contract activity in the region, with 2,781 new [...]
Winchester apartments sell for $4.5M
WinLee Apartments, a 41-unit multifamily property in Winchester, has been purchased as an investment by Fairmont Holdings LLC for $4.5 million. Located at 320-350 Fairmont Ave. and 131-165 Peyton St., the six-building complex was sold by WinLee Apartments LTD. The sale closed on April 12. Jamie A. Scully of Cushman & Wakefie[...]
Roanoke industrial property sells for $2M
A 65,825-square-foot industrial property in Roanoke has been purchased for $2.02 million. Located at 1764 Granby St. NE, the property was purchased from Vista Properties by H&M Commercial Properties. The property had one tenant occupying about half the space; the other half of the property will be immediately available for l[...]
CoStar to purchase Norfolk-based Homes.com for $156M
CoStar Group Inc. announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement to purchase Homes.com, a division of Norfolk-based Dominion Enterprises, for $156 million in cash. Homes.com is a residential property listing and marketing portal that brings nearly 1.8 million residential property listings each month to its membership base of more than 500,000 residential real estate agents […]
The Breeden Co. names CFO for Breeden Construction
Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm The Breeden Co. has promoted Angie Loew to vice president and chief financial officer of its Richmond-based Breeden Construction division. Loew joined Breeden in 2004 as a commercial accountant and served most recently as divisional controller of the company’s general contr[...]
VCU Health distribution facility sells for $8M
A Henrico County property fully leased by VCU Health was purchased by an undisclosed investment group for $8.075 million on April 7. Located at 3008 Mechanicsville Turnpike, the 89,931-square-foot property houses nonpharmaceutical medical supplies and equipment for VCU Health. Since mid-February, the property, a former Pepsi dis[...]
Falls Church retail center to be renovated, rebranded
Falls Plaza, a 10-acre retail center in Falls Church, will begin construction on a renovation mid-April, and will be renamed and rebranded as Birch & Broad. Located at 1200 W. Broad St., the 144,000-square-foot community shopping center will see a façade renovation, new signage, enhanced landscaping, decorative lighting and[...]
Richmond office tower sells for $77M
Richmond’s 15-story Riverside on the James office tower has sold for $77 million, McLean-based American Real Estate Partners LLC (AREP) announced on April 6. Located at 1001 Haxall Point, the 263,752-square-foot building was acquired from AREP by New York-based Opal Holdings and is 95.3% leased. The building’s main t[...]
Chesapeake senior community acquired for $57.75M
Chesapeake Crossing, a 597-unit mixed-income senior housing community in Chesapeake, has been purchased by Los Angeles-based Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Companies. According to Wink Ewing, managing director of investment sales for NorthMarq, Chesapeake Crossing sold for $57.75 million. The total capitalization of the transaction was approximately $68 million. Located at 1921 […][...]
Construction to start in May on $66M Pinnacle apartments in Va. Beach
Virginia Beach-based Breeden Co. has scheduled a May 7 groundbreaking date for The Pinnacle, its upcoming $66 million luxury apartment complex at the Oceanfront. Located at 521 31st St., The Pinnacle will offer 240 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on the site of a former Farm Fresh grocery store that closed in 2018. Const[...]
